Chapter 144 The Beginning

• Hanah Marshall wasn't looking forward to attending the annual masquerade ball. Every year, she tried to come up with a good excuse to avoid going.
• As in every year since she could remember, the Prokopis family, one of the richest and most powerful families in the city, hosted the traditional masquerade festival to mark the beginning of winter, signaling the end of the harvest. They would open the doors of their incredible mansion, almost palatial, for the townspeople to enjoy a magical night in the impressive gardens of the property, a classic maze with walls formed by hedges.
• It was the most anticipated event in the small town of Snowfiel, located in the mountains of Oregon. It was a town of vineyards, with vineyards stretching far and wide across the region, producing the best merlot wine ever tasted in the world, thanks to its fertile soil.