The Beast Within (Villains, #2)
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What sort of woman would do that—give up her life so easily, sacrificing her freedom for her father’s? The Beast wondered if he was capable of such a sacrifice. He wondered if he was capable of love.
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Lucinda, Ruby, and Martha,
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Same sisters that cursed the Evil Queen in Fairest of All!
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They were holding a mirror up to the monster within, which was longing to escape.
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Anything to do with the Evil Queens mirror?
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the enchanted mirror the sisters had given him long before.
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The only indication of what he had once been was his soulful blue eyes, which teemed with humanity.
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The eyes Belle remembered...
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charming men venturing off hither and thither in search of sleeping brides to awaken with love’s first kiss?
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Sleeping Beauty part one again...like in Fairest of All.
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Our prince didn’t want anything to do with that romantic poppycock.
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The tavern was his favorite haunt.
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The place the Beast liked to hang out before the curse.
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The only person who killed almost as many animals as the Prince was his good friend Gaston,
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MIND BLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That he was. Gaston’s best friend.
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No way!
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Ah. Gaston was playing his tricks again. Trying to put him off so he could have Circe for himself. That wicked butt-chinned brute.
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Hahaha!!
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The Prince decided to laugh the entire thing off and focus on what he loved: hunting, drinking, spending the taxes collected from his estates, and charming the ladies.
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“As the rose petals fall, so shall the years pass until your twenty-first birthday. If you have not found love—true love, both given and received—by that day, and sealed with a kiss, then you shall remain the horrifying creature you’ll become.”
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“You sound like a woman, Prince, worrying about lines around the eyes! Next you’ll be wondering what color petticoat looks best with a blue dress. Shall I inquire with your fairy godmother?”