The Beast Within_A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino

Author:Serena Valentino [Valentino, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult - Fiction
ISBN: 9781423196372
Amazon: B00LOYVGL8
Publisher: Disney Press
Published: 2014-07-22T00:00:00+00:00

Princess Tulip was happier than she had dared hope on Solstice Eve. She hadn’t imagined such a turn of character in the Prince, but since that night in the observatory, he’d been nothing but sweet to her.

“Oh, Nanny! I do love him so!” she whispered while sipping her spiced wine.

“How quickly you pivot from one emotion to another, my dear!” said Nanny.

“But, Nanny! His disposition has fluctuated greatly from one moment to the next! But I do feel he’s finally himself again.”

Nanny did not look convinced.

“We shall see, my dear.”

The Prince did look glad, Nanny had to admit, and he seemed to be falling all over himself to make Tulip happy. It was almost comical, actually, quite like a mockery of love. But her Tulip was happy, so she didn’t press the matter or cast an evil eye in his direction. She did notice, however, Pflanze, who was perched on Tulip’s lap, looking at the Prince with hateful eyes. Nanny had to wonder why that cat disliked him so. Perhaps she too saw through this ruse.

The Prince was very pleased with the Solstice Eve gathering. He was a bit exhausted by his attentions to Tulip, but he had decided there was no better way of breaking the curse than marrying Princess Morningstar. It was clear she loved him a great deal, so he was halfway there. All he had to do now was make the sisters believe he loved her, too.

Of course, there were indeed things about her that he loved. He loved her beauty, her coyness, and her keeping her opinions to herself. There was nothing he hated more than a girl with too many opinions of her own.

He liked that she showed no interest in books, and that she didn’t prattle on about her pastimes. In fact, he had no idea how she spent her time when she wasn’t in his company. It was as if she didn’t exist when she wasn’t with him. He imagined her sitting in a little chair in her father’s castle, waiting for him to send for her.

He loved how she never gave him a cross look or scorned him even when he was in the foulest of moods, and how easy she was to manage. Surely that counted for something; surely that was a form of love, was it not? And he figured the sweeter he was to her, the more quickly he would reverse the curse.

So that was the aim of this visit, to show the sisters how much he loved Princess Tulip Morningstar. But how would he get their attention?

Oh yes, they had said the Prince and his beloved had to seal their love with a kiss. Well, that would be easy enough. He would just have to spirit her away to a romantic setting and bam! A kiss! A kiss she would never forget!

He arranged the entire thing with Lumiere, who was best at planning such romantic things.

“Romantic interludes,” he called them. “Oh yes, Prince, she will melt into

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