Condemned Beast: Fairytales with a Twist by Samantha Barrett

Beast Abandoned on the doorstep of Lumiere, the church that keeps secrets hidden within its walls. That secret is me, Beast. It's the name father Cogsworth gave me when I arrived. The nuns scurry when they see me coming and the priest, he did this to me. He reminded me daily growing up that it was my penance for my family's wrong doings. That I’m the face of evil. And they’re right, when I look in the mirror I see the monster he created. Too bad he didn’t live long enough to see the man I have become. Reading is the only escape to the life I’m trapped into, it’s my safe place away from the horrors that await me outside its doors, until she shows up, her presence makes me feel and the beast doesn’t do feelings. I break everything that I touch but she isn’t scared of me, I should warn her but what fun would that be. I want her fear, I crave it and if she tries to run, I plan to catch her and drag her back. She is my freedom, my ticket out of this hell I live daily. Read more