On the first night of the Winter Festival, Kyler Dern wanted to be proper. He did not want to draw any more anger on himself by the Heczahs than was absolutely necessary. He knew they despised him. He did not want to give them any reason to hate him more.
He asked nearly everyone to dance except for Olivia. Of course, he wanted to dance with her, he wanted it more than anything in the world, but he did not want to be improper. He wanted to be above reproach in everything he did.
Naturally, his plan did not stop Olivia from grabbing his hand and dragging him from the place.
She led him to the dining room, where the servants were beginning to clear away the leftover dishes from the night’s dinner. For a moment, Kyler felt sorry for those workers. They were forced to work even during the
