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other recordings, afraid to risk them. Now she let them out. Her
voice flowed with them.

An ache passed through her, a shadow of a pain before her eyes locked
on the man now standing in buried for years. She sang as though the
words full view behind the glass.

would bring her relief. The hurt was there, still The blood drained
from her face. The remnants with her when the song was finished. of
emotion from the song surged back in full force.

For a moment there was silence, but Raven was She nearly swayed from
the power of it. "Branleagues . " 8 p y too dazed to note the
admiration of her col don. It was a thought to be s oken aloud but on!
She pulled off the headset, suddenly sharply in a whisper. It was a
dream she thought had finally conscious of its weight. run its
course.

Then his eyes were on hers, and "Okay?" Marc entered the booth and
slipped his Raven knew it was real. He'd come back.

arm around her. He felt her tremble lightly. Years of performing had
taught her to act. It was "Yes." Raven pressed her fingers to her
temple a always an effort for her to slip a mask into place, moment and
gave a surprised laugh. "Yes, of but by the time Brand Carstairs had
come down course. I got a bit wrapped up in that one." from the
booth, Raven wore a professionally unHe tilted her face to his, and in
a rare show of troubled face. She'd deal with the storm inside public
affection for a shy man, kissed her. "You later.

were fantastic." "Brandon, it's wonderful to see you again." She Her
eyes warmed, and the tears that had threatened- held out both hands and
tilted her face up to his for were banished. "I needed that_t."

the expected, meaningless kiss of strangers who "The kiss or the
compliment?" happen to be in the same business.

"Both." She laughed and tossed her hair behind Her composure startled
him. He'd seen her pale, her back. "Stars need constant admiration,
you seen the shock in her eyes. Now she wore a facade know." she'd
never had before. It was slick, bright and "Where's the star?" a
backup vocalist wanted to practiced. Brand realized he'd been wrong;
she had know. changed.

Raven tried for a haughty look as she glanced "Raven." He kissed her
lightly and took both over. "You," she said ominously "can be re- her
hands. "You're more beautiful than anyone has placed." The vocalist
grinned in return, too used to a right to be." There was the lightest
touch of Raven's lack of pretentions to be intimidated. brogue in his
speech, a mist of Ireland over the "Who'd carry you through the