They picked up the mosaic mirror she designed for them. Word was spreading about the mirrors, and that was the fifth one she’d done in three weeks. With Felix’s urging, she came up with a price that she even balked at, but everyone agreed to pay it without batting an eye.“Luce, you’re in a town where everyone has money and wants to flaunt it in a civilized way. Your artwork is beautiful. People should pay a steep price for your artistic genius,” he said in a dramatic tone.Felix had a way of inspiring her to do great things and he’d never failed her. She was comfortable with her life. She did what she loved and was her own boss. She even got to design sets in her free time. Life was sublime.And then a picture of Antonio De Soto flashed in her mind. She sighed.How could the most intense, fulfilling moment she’d ever had in her life also be her biggest mistake? The morning after they’d almost made love, she’d gathered what energy she could and slipped out of his bed while he slept.
