Ten Thousand Times Before Midnight

The next day, when Xan could sing again, he laid down a back-up vocal track, sent the various files to his mixing guy who mixed an amazing version in a couple hours, and played it for Tryp’s approval before he published “Set Me on the Open Road (Live)” as a single at all the major outlets. He sent out one tweet from @XanHimself: Dropped a new single today. #KillerValentine #SetMeOnTheOpenRoad #Grammy

It was downloaded ten thousand times before midnight and blew up the charts the next day.

Elfie held Tryp while he grieved, but it was gone.