Author's Note

"I'm here to take the place of my father," Bella said, her heart pounding with fear.

The beast smirked, his face the epitome of evil.

"Well then, I hope you enjoy the dungeons because from now on, that is going to be your home forever," he whispered as he walked closer to her before bending down, his lips hardly an inch from hers.

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Arabella has no qualms taking the place of her father in the isolated castle hidden in the woods if it means saving him from a horrid beast.

Perhaps she will find out that the Beast is not as bad as it seems to be.

But will time run out before Bella can save the Beast and her friends from the curse, causing her to lose them all forever?