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I can't because my arms and legs are tied to a boulder with weird carvings on it. I try to scream but my voice comes out as a mere whisper. Shadows dance

e cracks in the ground beside me. His black wings unfurled and sparkled like a black diamond. His chiseled features w

comed it. For reasons that I can't explain, my life suddenly felt meaningless. The Beast roared, "Offering accepted," before his clawed finger sl

adowy darkness comfort me, I said goodbye to my mundane life of slaving away in a

y am I alive? Still weary from a sleep plagued with visions, I stumbled out of my room, my vision slightly blurry as I made my way to the kitchen. Every single day was the same. I woke

alls of his dining chamber shocked me. Lately, it has become a daily occurrence. Perhaps, he is cursed as I am, and he thinks killing will end the torment? Once I

eet, leaving a trail of bloody meat in its wake. A hand wrapped around my arm, pulling me to my feet. I quaked in fear as I watched Edward slowly stand up from his dark, twisted-bone throne and stalk across the r

d myself for whatever punishment I had coming, However, I was pushed behind the guard that pulled me to my fe

ering between me and the guard before hi

me that I could have any servant I wanted, and I want her!" The guard

imper, knowing it would be better to lie as still and silent as I could. He kicked my thigh hard, earning a low, threaten

Edward still towered over him. Even the guard's silvery wings resembled twigs compare

he glared down at me with fury in his eyes. "Get to work," he

before sprinting back down the musty corridor to begin my task. Pausing briefly in the bathroom, I dipped my bucket into the stagnant pool of water that E

uffed the pillows to his liking. Just as I was about to finish, I was violently lifted and thrown onto the bed, inhaling his repugnant scent as a piercing scream escaped my lips. I was forcefully flipped over, a ha

t my loyalty to the Beast was my key to survival. But in that moment, as Edward's teeth bared and his saliva dripped on

ght it was a hallucination, but it turned out to be the guard who had entered my room. I awoke to find him sitting beside my bed, silently observing me

After he departed, I was unable to close my eyes again, haunted by the dread of his return. "I-I didn't leave,

gan to drink directly from my throat. I started thrashing again, pushing weakly against his shoulders as I begged him to stop. The longer he fed from me, the w