Discipline

As the days passed, life fell into a familiar rhythm. The Beast would cook for her and tend to the house’s grounds, while she gradually transformed its interior through the determined application of a soapy cloth. In the afternoons, their reading lessons progressed, and Rose soon began to make her way through Little Goody Two Shoes at a much brisker pace. Their conversations at dinner became less awkward, and sometimes they would walk through the garden together to admire its kaleidoscopic blooms and verdant foliage. Rose became accustomed to The Beast’s turns of anger, and although they always scared her a little, they no longer bothered her so much afterwards. He never quite apologised, but he always seemed rueful once he had calmed, making a point of keeping a respectful distance until she was no …

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