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The chateau lord turned to the footroom almost fell as he tore across the hall to the steward and castle lord like a frightened colt He frantically slapped his arirl

The castle lord sniffed the air, but he need not bother Even in the di frorowled and stalked to the injured intruder, entering the ring of torchlight

The girl opened her eyes when she heard hi came out Her terror was a sharp scent in the air, and her whole body trembled

The chateau lord was a beast He had the head of a black cat His nose was flat and his teeth were too big for his ers and paler nails were irl shivered

He was broad shouldered like a s of a cat Instead of bending forward on knees his legs curved back and gave hiate

He was covered in black fur, but the worst of it was his eyes His eyes were amber and the pupils were slitted like a nored the reaction and picked her up like she weighed no irl’s terror She howled as the lord carried her—jostling her leg Her eyes rolled back and she fell silent when she fainted

The chateau lord glanced up at the hole punched through his ceiling “She fell from there? It’s a surprise she’s alive,” he said as he left the little hall, his nails clicking on the floor as his servants scurried around him like fleas

Once upon a time there was a handsome prince as cursed by an evil witch

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Once upon a ti—as sentenced to insanity by a wicked witch and was rescued by the curse of a beautiful enchantress

The fairy tale was a stark reality for those ere connected to the crown of Loire To everyone else it was a fable, a tale told to teach children ht into the fairy tale