"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal for his own advantage, he threatens a girl named Zara, who has had everything but her family taken away. Zara is ordered to kill the beast Regol made a deal with, unbenownst to her that the deal even exists. When her attempt fails, she is left with two choices: to never go back home, or to learn from the beast so she can take back what is hers. She faces dangers on the castle grounds she thought were only stories; magic, creatures that kill a person in a single puff of air, and lastly, the beast, who can barely control the darkness that has buried itself in him for years. The longer she is on the castle grounds, however, the more she realizes everything is more than it seems... ...and that she has a power she could only dream about. **** A retelling of Beauty and the Beast Wonderful cover by @nicegirlsreadbooks Highest rank: #1 in Fantasy #4 in Adventure

He pulls me fiercely to his chest and I hug him back. He pulls away after what seems like an eternity and I reluctantly let him go. I realize what I'm doing and try to move away but he catches my hand pulling me close to him again. He stares into my eyes and I am left in a trance. ''You are a drug Samantha. The one that I don't want to get rid of,'' He breathes near my ear with seriousness. I close my eyes and relish his warmth. ''I am not the one for you Xavier. We are not meant to be.'' I say stuttering wishing I didn't have to say this. ''I don't care. Because I know you are the only one for me. I'll fight the world if that is what it takes to be with you.'' He says hooking his arm around my waist. I gasp as he draws me closer and leans in, his lips inches away from mine. Samantha Collins is a lively girl.Always smiling and laughing. But she isn't the 'all-happy' girl she pretends to be. She has her past trying to get back into her life and her present is agonizingly painful. She has lost all hopes. She thinks she is incapable of love but destiny has other plans. Xavier West is hot, smart, handsome and everything a girl would want in a guy. When he first sees Samantha,he only irritates her because he finds her different. But when he gets knows the actual Samantha Collins,he feels something he has has never felt before. He is drawn to her just like a moth to a flame. But with Samantha's guard always on, its difficult to break in! Will they both fall for each other?And if yes- is the past that haunts Samantha every now and then ready to let her go? And what if Xavier has his own share of mysteries? Follow Samantha and Xavier on a journey with fights,pranks,struggles and romance. And though the chapters say they are edited, they are not really edited kinda edited so excuse that for now! Editing has already begun! I am editing 3 chapters a day so thanks for being patient! Happy reading:-) Highest Ranking #3 in Teen Fiction!

~"You don't know me." I snap. "Sure, I don't. We've only spent more than half of our lives together. But I don't know you. Like at all, I don't." He says sarcastically, making me stand up from my chair and stand in front of him with crossed arms. He keeps seated on my bed, looking just as angry as myself. I study his face for a really short second and internally groan. Puberty did really hit him good. ~ · Why would Hades think that after two years of not seeing Emma and not answering her calls, she would still be the same? How could he expect her to still be that weak little girl that depended on him? No, Emma has changed into somebody he has yet to discover. Two years ago, these two had their biggest fight. Best friends should get over it and move on, right? But what if there was no way they could talk it out, due to an unpleasant misunderstanding? Two years of not hearing shit from each other. Two years of being separated...and that after a bad argument. Both too stubborn to talk about it. But wouldn't it be so easy to finally sit down and talk? Even after what they did at Julie's first party of the new school year? I mean, they could still act like it didn't happen, since they have both been drunk. Yet they remember and decide it would be best to just avoid each other. Well, they seem to do a really bad job.