cfevan evan of south africa .
Persistent, she was persistent. Once upon a time, a lifetime ago, he’d have admired it, maybe found it attractive. His feet halted, eyes on the tiny, fiery brunet before him and god if she wasn’t gorgeous. He’d never say that, not to her face, but she reminded him of a lioness, fierce and all encompassing. So many people were afraid of lions, but lionesses were much more fierce, much more dangerous. In that moment, as she waxed her poetic about the summit, his supposed great love as if and what he’d been ‘stuck with’ he rested on the heels of his feet.
Letting her finish, all flushed and out of breath, he did the unimaginable, did what he hadn’t done in so very long: he smiled, even if it was just a small turn of the lips. She had passion, he’d give her that, and in that moment he didn’t know what to think of the tiny princess. He’d expected her to let him leave, to bitch to her parents and her friends, paint him as some villain like everyone else did, and change finances. He’d get another file, some other unfortunate woman or man, and he’d do the same thing again, he’d let them try, he’d shoot it down, and he’d remain alone. Alone, he wouldn’t be looked at with those hopeful eyes, he wouldn’t be forced to smile and accept pleasantries. Alone, he could sit in his rage, the only true thing he’d ever known. He’d never been wanted in his life, had never been chosen except to be cast away by his father, a way to ensure his perfect prince knew he’d never ever control his own life. But here was this short girl-no, woman-who argued her way, stood up to him, and made his feel something.
“Are you done?” What a fucking idiot. He could have said anything else, but instead he’d shot it down before it could even take off. He’d wanted to ask her why, why she was so determined to make this work, so determined that he was it, that she and he would be it. What made her sure, why him? Why him?
he smiled , he smiled ! HE SMILED ! that meant that not everything was lost , if he’d smiled and that meant that she had made him smile , which was already an improvement from two minutes ago when he’d shot all her dreams and fantasies down with a quick dismissal . but he’d smiled , not the wide - smile kind , one nearly imperceptible , but she’d seen it . it instigated her own smile to return , the frown disappearing and her posture becoming more relaxed , though still keeping the dignified aura . it couldn’t be helped , her fantasies and hopes had far more reach than the dark thoughts that had gotten into her head before , she was doomed to think the best of people and hope and strive for the best possible result in situations .
it was like that simple gesture breathed life back into her and swiped her fears away . he was just ... guarded , yes , that was it . and regina knew of guarded . she wasn’t it , but she knew of . and despite his cutting words , the future queen shook her head and inhaled , giving him a few more seconds of her silence before the words began falling in a near - constant flux : ‘ uh , no . let me introduce myself properly : my name’s regina léonie grimaldi , i’m the heiress to the throne of monaco , and i’m never done talking . i’ve been told i even talk in my sleep ! and did you know that about 80% of sewage in developed countries is discharged absolutely untreated , by consequence polluting rivers , lakes and coastal areas ? and that next year there will be one ton of plastic per three tons of fish ? ‘ even if it wasn’t one long sentence , it definitely sounded like one . by the end of it , regina looked more agitated than when she’d given her grandiose speech , a slight panic and exasperation reflecting off of her eyes .
‘ more to that , the last male white rhino died because of the over - exploitation , the hunting , and -- ‘ for a second there , or more than a second , she looks like she’s about to cry : eyes well up and her voice dies down . regina stops talking . ‘ -- merde , it’s too soon , i don’t know you . ‘ she muttered with a choked - up voice , her index coming up to scoop up the tears that hadn’t quite fallen from her eyes . ‘ i just really love animals ... do you love animals too ? it’s a deal breaker . ‘
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