In her eyes, though, that was the smile of a ferocious wolf. Her eldest sister had taught her not to be fooled by appearances, and considering that Alescan Tharwenn used his good looks to do what he wanted, how could she let her guard down?
Alescan was thoroughly amused. The little Princess pushed her way past him to leave with her group, not even sparing him a second glance. Her disdain for him was so obvious that he just had to laugh.
What would she say if she knew that they were going to be engaged to each other?
She would hate him even more. Maybe she'd kick him.
Thinking this, the young man chuckled and left the woods to head toward the glade. The sky had darkened considerably from the time he had approached to see what the commotion was about. As a gentleman, how could he be unmoved when hearing a woman scream?