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“I thought it was a folk tune,” she said.

And somewhere inside her, the lost waltz began again—soft, clear, and just out of reach. anissa kate colette

She hung up, wrapped the lute in a towel, and stepped out the back door just as the gray-coated men knocked again—this time with a key of their own. “I thought it was a folk tune,” she said

“I’m leaving Lyon,” Anissa said. “On foot. Possibly through a hedge.” the lost waltz began again—soft

Anissa blinked. Behind her, on the workbench, a 16th-century lute gleamed under its reading lamp, silent and perfectly innocent.