Chapter 45 Tiana

• The trunk of the car was full of expensive shopping bags when Mark pulled away from the boutique. The ride back to the mansion was just as silent as the ride out, but the air inside the car felt different now.
• Fabio finally lowered the financial paper he’d been reading. He turned his head and looked at me.
• “The Velvet Note starts at ten tonight,” he stated. “I want you there by nine-thirty for soundcheck. I expect you to have practiced.”