Chapter ElevenThalia happily waved Yiannis off when Rose and Fungy came by to pick him up for his first society party two days later. If he wasn’t mistaken, he thought he’d even heard her laughing as she closed the door behind him.
They seemed to have arrived late because there wasn’t the crush of carriages he’d been told to expect. His confusion must have been evident as Rose tsked and said, “I knew we were too early.”
Too early? Yiannis looked to Fungy for confirmation.
He nodded. “True,” he agreed. “But I thought a smaller crowd would be easier for Yiannis at his first ball. Throwing him straight to the wolves I didn’t think would be too kind.”
Rose caressed her husband’s cheek and gave him a warm smile. “So thoughtful you are, my love.”
He took her hand and pulled it over to his l
