Summary:

When Janet had made Ilya manager, he’d been elated. A chance to make the change he knew was needed. He had done that, yes. But more responsibility hadn’t brought more control. In fact, it was the opposite. The harder he worked, the more he felt like the universe could take it away at any moment.

Someone else would have eased off. Ilya could only throw himself into it even more. And the whole time, he was looking over his shoulder, waiting for the hammer to fall, and all of it to disappear. Leaving him with nothing once again.

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(The House of Mirrors: a legendary avant-guarde New York City burlesque club dedicated to celebrating the beauty of desire. It’s Ilya Rozanov’s entire life. And Shane Hollander’s latest investment.)