Chapter 19
When Belle opened her eyes again, she was back in the castle. Standing in the middle of the library, she looked around. There were four people around the room removing books, dusting them, and then putting them back. As a young woman looked over her shoulder, she spotted Belle. With a gasp, she exited the room.
“Excuse me,” Belle called after her.
The young woman didn’t stop. Belle was about to approach one of the other three when the young woman returned with someone familiar.
“Mr. Kandel?” Belle said acknowledging the thin man with the gold-plated mustache.
“Belle?” The uptight looking man looked even more uptight. “You’re not supposed to be here. What are you doing here? Oh no, none of this is right.”
“I’m here to see the Prince,” Belle told him.
“But you can’t see the
