Thorns of the Harrington Legacy

Sarah Collins secretly slipped into the Spring Gala, unexpectedly saving a young man who had fallen into the water.
However, constrained by the law that illegitimate daughters couldn't attend such events, she fled in haste.
The young man, dressed in fine clothes with a face like polished jade, I recognized at once as Ethan Monroe.
Mindful of propriety between men and women, I dared not look too long, only wishing to leave before others arrived.
But just then, Ethan Monroe opened his eyes from unconsciousness, grasping my sleeve:
'Miss, was it you who saved me?'
My mind raced, and I turned to look at Sarah hiding in the shadows of the trees, then smiled and nodded:
'Yes, it was me.'