The beast has a plan… Safely hidden within the estate’s enchanted walls, Benella no longer has time to fear her tormentors. She’s too preoccupied attempting to determine what makes the beast so beastly. It might be the taxing visits from the aged enchantress who cursed him or his growing vexation at not being allowed to touch Benella. She needs to leave before she loses everything… In order to gain her freedom, she must find a way to break the curse, but first, she must help him become a better man while protecting her heart.