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Elias saw her trembling in the wings. For the first time, he didn't care about the precision of the performance. He took her hands, his thumbs tracing her knuckles. "Forget the scouts. Forget him," he whispered. "Just listen to me. I’ll follow wherever you go."

On the night of the gala, the stakes peaked. An hour before the curtain rose, Julianna’s former manager—the man who had nearly ruined her in Paris—appeared in the front row. The color drained from her face. Her voice, usually her weapon, became a fragile thread. TheLifeErotic_Sweet-Feet-1_Sarika-A_high_0069

The velvet curtains of The Obsidian Lounge didn’t just muffle the sound of the city; they held the secrets of everyone who stepped onto its circular stage. Elias saw her trembling in the wings

Julianna leaned against the grand piano, the scent of jasmine and clove drifting toward him. "And you’re playing like you’re afraid to feel the music, Elias. It’s a lounge, not a conservatory." "Forget the scouts

"You're rushing the bridge," Elias said after her first set, his voice defensive because his pulse was finally racing.