A Beauty and the Beast retelling. Of sorts. For as long as, Aracelli can remember a girl from her village is chosen to wed the Beast of the Wood in order to appease him and keep him from destroying the wood. He is a wild, savage creature who kills his new bride by the end of the year. When she is chosen, she resigns herself to dying. But the longer she is with him, the less she wants to die. #5 - fairytaleretelling

Please don't judge. It's my first try. 😊 Vanessa seemingly has the perfect life. But people don't see what goes on in private. But Houston isn't stupid. He can tell.