Evie
When hope and peace begin to fray
Not only does he forbid her from the dessert, but he consumes the rest of the fruits and vegetables - leaving her on the back foot and willing to risk anything and everything for a square of the precious food that he guards behind folded arms. Arms that she seeks out, hands prying uselessly at his forearms as she pulls herself in front of him in the water between his knees to try and free the coveted parcel.
It’s a Herculean task, not pouting, but she manages it by a hair. If she’d had even an inkling of the gifts he had tucked away, would she have given into her impulses?
…admittedly she probably still would have.
Regardless!
His kingly veneer is nigh impetuous, and she can’t help the laugh that bubbles beneath her tone as she tries to weasel her way back into his good graces. “Nothing you couldn’t make yourself, but maybe a favor?” It’s a weak suggestion, but she’s desperate. “I’ll do anything!” A bit dramatic, and her eyes crinkle with amusement, but until he gives her a hint of an opening that can be utilized she has to poke and prod.
It’s a Herculean task, not pouting, but she manages it by a hair. If she’d had even an inkling of the gifts he had tucked away, would she have given into her impulses?
…admittedly she probably still would have.
Regardless!
His kingly veneer is nigh impetuous, and she can’t help the laugh that bubbles beneath her tone as she tries to weasel her way back into his good graces. “Nothing you couldn’t make yourself, but maybe a favor?” It’s a weak suggestion, but she’s desperate. “I’ll do anything!” A bit dramatic, and her eyes crinkle with amusement, but until he gives her a hint of an opening that can be utilized she has to poke and prod.
know that daybreak is not far away
