Amelia Cavenham, a young piano virtuoso who rose to fame at the age of eight, seems to have lost her spark. Her performance is sliding, her notes are lifeless, but it is her decision to abandon her prestigious degree three months before graduation that shocks the world’s oldest music conservatoire. While everyone else on the board grapples with their star student’s drastic choice, something about her recent behaviour seems amiss to Daniel McGraw- the unparalleled music maestro, who is also the director of the institute’s piano committee and the only person to really know the fiercely private Amelia. As the two compeers reconnect after seven years and Daniel discovers Amelia’s dark, disturbing secret, their unspoken attraction, so long simmering beneath the surface, reaches tipping point.
Warning: Contains explicit and potentially triggering material. Reader discretion advised.