11-27-2018, 02:11 AM
Her heart fluttered when she heard his voice. The biography books never said Ascendancy was chivalrous, a secret only Evelyn owned. A playful streak curled her spine and tickled her lips. The great Ascendancy, that ominous figure at world’s helm, her servant for the moment? Her smile pondered a great many things, but it was a flick of the wrist that guided him nearer. “The fire has died, and my tea has gone cold.” A silly, flirty thing to say, and as soon as she did it felt foolish and girlish, but the way he looked at her was beguiling. No other woman in the world won his attention like this, she was certain.
So handsome and calm, like he was alone on the pedestal guiding everyone else because none came close to comparison to him. His eyes clasped her soul, clear and blue like the sea struck by starlight. The obsidian of his neatly combed hair was all the darker above those crystal eyes. “What are you doing here? I thought we already said good-bye in the Palace hall?” She hoped that formal declaration was not the end of their parting words, but neither could she say as much in front of the press. She caught herself staring more than once. The way he interacted with the press, although hand-selected members of the Kremlin corps, was absolutely legendary.
So handsome and calm, like he was alone on the pedestal guiding everyone else because none came close to comparison to him. His eyes clasped her soul, clear and blue like the sea struck by starlight. The obsidian of his neatly combed hair was all the darker above those crystal eyes. “What are you doing here? I thought we already said good-bye in the Palace hall?” She hoped that formal declaration was not the end of their parting words, but neither could she say as much in front of the press. She caught herself staring more than once. The way he interacted with the press, although hand-selected members of the Kremlin corps, was absolutely legendary.