They resigned from the war, for the thirst for victory was a greater foe to their sanity than the fear of defeat.
It was only then that her body defrosted and broke free from the consuming shock. Poised, her eyes flickered to her left, her breathing slowly stabilised and she formulated a few words she would have been incapable of achieving a minute ago.
"If not to disgrace you, why did you marry me then?" Her voice flowed out in low, fluctuating waves, with a raspy, coarse undertone to it. Owed to the debilitating attack he'd launched on both her body and mind. Her tone very well indicated that the question was not a rhetorical one, albeit the Beast's moment of reticence suggesting he had taken it as one.
Was she prepared to hear the truth? Did she d
