She jumped in front of the giant wolf before it could sink its dreadful fangs into her dear brother and her betrothed, spreading her arms wide and closing her eyes tightly in fear of her life, but more in fear for the two wounded men she loved. However she heard a painful moan and when she peeked through the slits of her eyes she saw a man wearing no clothes. She felt the breath leave her chest as his eyes glowed golden. He grabbed her wrist and she felt the spark of flame. She cried out on pain before he shouted at her. Before he could carry her away, she heard a word being roared out of his lips. "Mate!" Annabelle - or Belle as she prefers - is turning twenty, the beautiful, ripe age for marriage and soon her dreams come true when William Beau Harrington proposed to her; she could not be happier. However when dead bodies are turning up on the edges of the forest surrounding their small town, her older brother and her newly betrothed begin to go hunting for the creature which is killing their fellow neighbours. Belle follows them and when her brother and her betrothed are attacked and slightly wounded she goes to their rescue but only to be taken away by the wolf - whom turned into a nude man! In this creatures home - a castle full of warriors - she is given a deal. Spend four months with him and if by the time comes and she is not in love with him, she may go home. But feelings are stirring inside her and sparks fly when she is near him, sometimes she has dreams of her warrior monster. Can she remain faithful to William, or will she fall in love? Through her ordeal, she must make up her mind and risk her life to do so.

He who breaks, must repair. Or spend eternal life in despair. No love, no place, No human face Canines, claws and red eyes. There is no time, for goodbyes. He will hunt, he will howl. Listen out for his growl. Only one cure for the curse. Perhaps she will only make it worse. Her love and kindness. Will shake the blindness. Treasure, love and protect. Hold no ounce of regret. Under the full moon, his time will come. Then you need to be the one. -------------------- This is a short novella, so I apologise if you feel it is rushed at any point. This is inspired by Beauty and the Beast, so you will see some similarities. © All Rights Reserved. 2020 to pandaeyes90