THE NEXT MORNING
“Aww, my head!” Odessa winced and rolled to the right. Her eyes slowly opened until she could stare at the ceiling. “What? I'm still here? Please, beast…..” she cried out and tried to sit up, but a pang of pain between her legs made her fall back.
She nibbled her bottom lip, her palms pressing against her bare skin. “This beast hurt me so much. My body is covered with bruises.” she thought, blinking while trying to comport herself.
After minutes of laying there, she thought she had gathered enough energy and finally sat up. She scanned the whole room, and it was empty. There was no sign of the beast or the king in the room.
Her lips twitched as she tried to speak, but she shook her head instead. She traced her clothes and gradually crawled towards them. The beast had r
