Ava belonged to me. No one else could be with her, and no one else would do for me. It would take time and gifts, wine and listening, whatever else, but she would understand one day. She would know only me. Once I had Ava in my grips, I would never release her.MISHAFor a year, Kazimir's cousin Misha has been obsessed with Ava--the only black ballerina in the Mariinsky theater company. When the opportunity arises to spend time with Ava, Misha seizes...