The Beast Within (Villains, #2)

by Serena Valentino

But he now knew everything that surrounded him was alive, and he was fearful any further misdeeds on his part would send it into a frenzy, and his enemies would make him suffer even more for the pain he had caused so many before he became a beast. The physical transformation was only part of the curse. There was much more, and it was far too frightening to think of.

To die, one must have first been alive. And the Beast could finally say that by finding love, he had lived.