The Life First Love
I know why he didn’t push hard for the girls to attend that particular ball when nana brought it up, but for Gianna, I’m sure he’ll give in grudgingly.
Gianna was still pawing through the first tome, and there were about six more waiting. “Who is this? She looks like mom a little.”
“Oh, that’s Elena and Daniel; she’s my favorite cousin, though I haven’t seen her in a while. Those two met that night for the first time and fell in love. There was some talk because they’re distant cousins, distant enough that it shouldn’t have mattered. But harsh words were said between the two families, and next thing you know, one day they were both gone. That was more than half a century ago.”