Chapter 9
The Beast stirred, winced in pain, and then opened his eyes. Staring at him from the edge of the bed was Belle. The Beast groaned in disappointment and allowed his eyes to drift away.
“You tried to get away from me,” the Beast said in a gravelly tone.
“I rescued you,” Belle said correcting him.
“I rescued you!” the Beast emphasized. “And I wouldn’t have had to if you hadn’t tried to get away.”
“You are holding me here prisoner. What did you expect?”
The Beast groaned dismissively.
“Besides, I wasn’t running from you. I was trying to get away from this place.”
The Beast looked back at Belle hopefully. “This place?”
“Yes. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but there are strange things going on here. The dishes here clean themselves. Books fly around the room. I’m not one to qu
