No matter what the future holds, she is determined never to accept him. He was meant to be her opponent, not her partner.
She anticipated that he would prove to be a beast, her greatest fear and the worst gift from the moon goddess. She detested it and detested him. Despite his best efforts to persuade her.
But love is just, and it treats them both equally.
During the difficult times, she gradually began to realize that perhaps she was mistaken and that, in their tale, he was a beast disguised as a beauty. Perhaps she was off.
Was it too late for the two of them at that point, though?