Talon watched her hungrily his fangs glistening as desire burned through his body his dark chuckle was faint but it echoed in her mind,‘You are mine Enchantress’Belle heard him just as she drifted into sleep and a memory buried deep inside her stirred. A few hours later she woke up and daylight streamed through the windows blinking sleepily she turned as Sebastian entered the room,‘Good morning sleepyhead’He grinned placing a tray on the side table and leaning across to kiss her possessively,‘Happy Birthday my beautiful Belle’He handed her a box and inside was a delicate golden bracelet with his initial and her initial on it. She gasped it was intricately carved and studded with tiny emeralds‘To match your eyes’He whispered fastening it to her wrist and kissing her again, she felt desire pouring through her body, Sebastian had waited long enough. Reaching across to the tray he picked up a fat juicy strawberry and offered it to her lips, she bit into the soft flesh and chewed,
A hand grabbed her hair and she was tugged into a sitting position,‘Let me go’She snapped struggling against the cuffs and then yelped as she was backhanded across the back of her head,‘Silence Bitch’The Mafia Don stood in front of her, his eyes raking over her body, leaning forward he caught the front of her blouse and tugged hard sending the buttons pinging in every direction‘That’s better I like to see what I am buying’She tried to move away as he cupped her naked breasts rubbing his thumbs over her nipples roughly, she wriggled her shoulders and turned her body. He hit her again throwing her backward he tugged her nipples and pulled them rolling them between his finger and thumb. Belle cried out in pain and he grinned maliciously,‘You will learn to obey your Master whore’She was dragged to her feet her blouse billowing open leaving her half-naked in front of all his men,‘Marco, ragazzo mio, cosa pensi di tua moglie?’ [Marco, my boy, what do you think of your wife to be?]
Deep inside her the stirring took shape and began to glow a dim blue it was almost time.Talon woke her from a deep sleep just as dusk turned to night and handed her a drink, stupidly, still half asleep she drank deeply before gagging and throwing the goblet across the room,‘No’She screamed but it was too late his blood raced through her veins as he pinned her beneath him,‘Yes my little pet’He hissed and extended his claws with a swoop of his hands her clothes fell from her body in tatters and his eyes glowed red at the sight of her naked.‘My little Beauty’He kissed her lips and licked down her throat hovering over her jugular the sweet scent of her blood pumping through that vein aroused him but he could wait this was more important. He pushed her legs apart and locked his eyes on hers,‘You are mine Enchantress’He thrust into her and she fought him with all her strength, turning her head as his eyes began to swirl with the silver mist,‘No no’She refused to look closing her
The Witches placed their hands on her,‘Talon act now’They said the fear in their voices making him act, grabbing her chin his eyes swirled as they looked into hers,‘You have released my little Beauty’If it had not been for the Witches Belle would have collapsed to the floor, her eyes rolled and the blackness descended and Talon scooped her into his arms,‘What’s happening?’‘You have a choice Prince Talon, the Enchantress is not your Mate and never will be. Keep her with you and she will die, you must set her free.’Talon's angry roar echoed off the roof and the other Vampyres cowered‘If I set her free she will return to the Wolf and I will never allow that’‘There is another way Prince Talon’The Witches looked at him and he frowned,‘It will probably destroy them both but it will suit your black heart’‘Go on’He rasped gazing at the golden beauty in his arms,‘Wipe her mind so she does not know about the Beast then send her to the castle to care for him. He cannot break the I
The Enchantress lifted her hands and Belle’s eyes glowed brilliantly blue as her Mother and Sebastian’s Ancestors faded into the shadows.Belle read and read, all that day and the next feverishly instinctively knowing this was the key. Her Father chatted to her at dinner,‘Well baby girl, you are eighteen in two days, will you let me spoil you?’She laughed softly,‘There is no need Papa, it’s just another day, don’t make a fuss’He patted her hand,‘Please Belle, there is so much I have to make up for’He begged and she saw the sadness in his eyes,‘No Papa, you were foolish but they took advantage of you, it is in the past and I forgive you. Let us move on, maybe we can move out of this dreary castle to our own little house, I would like that’Gaston forced himself not to respond, it would kill Sebastian if they left, he stood and kissed the top of her head,‘I will think of something’He smiled,‘Goodnight little Beauty, I love you’She smiled back‘I love you to Papa’Belle could
‘PING’It was time.The Witch's spell broke and Belle’s mind healed, she writhed on the bed as her memories returned and anger flooded her senses, murderous, justified pure anger. She stood up her flame-colored hair swirled around her and she lifted her arms above her head and clasped them together and threw back her head‘I. AM. THE. ENCHANTRESS.’A whirlwind appeared and encompassed her,‘I take back what is mine’The light exploded and this time she screamed with power as the Enchantress rose inside her and claimed her human form. Her sword fitted into her clasped hands, her body glowed as the rich green leather tunic clothed her followed by thigh-high matching leather boots Stamping her small foot the earth beneath her shook‘I am Returned’Talon looked up as lightening split the sky and the wind howled his terrified Witches backed away,‘No no’They cried out and then clung together,‘Nooooo’The wind picked them up and spun them viciously around their screams echoing in the Vam
Sleeping Beauty‘Aurora will you please get down from there’The Nanny shook her head, the little Princess would be the death of her she showed no fear as she clambered down the tree branches and beamed up at her,‘Why do you always shout at me for doing that Nanny you never shout at the boys?’She put her little hands on her hips pouting at the unfairness and Nanny crouched down to her height,‘I’m sorry Aurora but there is your answer, you are a girl, and as such your parents would like you to act like one’She tried to explain but the little girl huffed angrily,‘Then I won’t be a girl it's boring and no fun at all. Why do boys get to have all the fun? It's not fair!’She stamped her little foot as the Nanny took her hand hiding a smile, Aurora was a dainty, ash-blonde, blue-eyed beauty who looked like an angel and could not have been more feminine if she tried. Even as she led her back into the palace to clean her up she wore a pretty blue dress that was currently tucked into her
The Teacher said and was not surprised when the little girl huffed and plonked herself down as far away from her cousins as she could,‘Blame my stupid parents’She snapped making her cousin's titter knowing such a remark would get the little girl into trouble and sure enough the teacher dragged her to the front of the class and made her hold out her hand. Picking up the ruler he slapped each small palm five times,‘Do not disrespect your parents’He scolded looking into the cold, defiant face of the six-year-old, she never said a word, nor did she react to the punishment she completely ignored the teacher for the rest of the day. At tea time she was called into her mother's office,‘Aurora I would like you to meet your new Nanny, Jenkins’The older woman looked down at the little Princess and thought to herself,‘I’ll soon mold you into shape little girl’ Aurora looked at the floor and said nothing,‘Where are your manners child, how many times do you need to be told you are a Princ