Booty and the Beast (Sacrifice: Book 1) by Ana Lynne

Author:Ana Lynne [Lynne, Ana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gray Publishing Services

I raced down my dusty, red-carpeted staircase, heading toward the dining room. The closer I got, the more the current night’s leftovers hit my senses. I flung the dining room door open when shock filled my eyes. An unknown old man was eating my filet mignon! Roaring from my gut, I shouted, “Who the hell are you?”

The old man’s hair instantly turned from gray to white. He spit out his meat, shaking in fear. To my further anger, the man was joined by my chef, turned candlestick holder, Lumière. He went into damage control mode, “Good evening, maître––this poor man lost his way in the woods. I took it upon myself to feed––”

“HOW DARE YOU FEED HIM MY FOOD!” I strained my lungs to the max.

Lumière’s firelights flickered in fear. His thick French accent slowly explained, “I am sorry, maître. I didn’t think you’d mind since we’d just throw it all out anyway. No?”

Head servant turned clock, Cogsworth, landed on the table next to Lumière. “He’s not being truthful, maître…I warned him not to let the stranger inside. I also warned not feed him too––I was totally and completely ignored.”

Lumière said, “He’s the one lying, maître…you know how many faces a clock has! Never to be trusted.”

Cogsworth defended, “You know I’d never lie to you, maître…the candle’s truth is as flimsy as a flame.”

“SHUT THE FUCK UP!” I screamed in frustration.

“I’ll leave now!” the old man said, making a run for the door. I leapt with all fours, landing in the old man’s pathway. He crashed into my strong, hairy chest, falling to the ground.

“Damn right you’ll go!” I grabbed him by the wrinkled neck, lifting him up with my clawed paw. “You’ll go right into my dungeon!”

“No!” the old man cried out, kicking his weak legs into my side. I didn’t even notice the impact. My excitement overrode everything at that moment. Having a prisoner for the first time since becoming a beast, I was happy to watch someone else suffer. “Please, Beast––don’t put me in there! I’ll give you anything…just spare me!”

“There’s nothing in this world you can give me,” I shouted, tossing him into the dark, cold cell down below. Slamming the door shut, I watched his wrinkled fingers grasp the steel bars. He shook so bad, the door rattled from the hinges themselves.

He asked, “How long will you keep me here?”

My beastly face leaned inward, dark smirk beaming right at him. “Till your last day on this Earth.”

“No!” he cried, dropping to his knees. The man’s pained moans echoed through the dungeon hallway, following the words, “I didn’t even get to say goodbye to my Belle!”

Who the hell talks to a bell? I wondered. Then I thought of my own mechanical companions, Okay, I’ll spare him that one. “Enjoy your new home––it will be the final place you lay your head,” I taunted, once again awaiting his cries. They came louder, causing a large smile upon my face. I sat there the rest of the night, just listening to his misery.

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