Lahat ng Kabanata ng Cathy And The Beast : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

I cannot say how long Alden and I remain in that bed because it is as though time does not exist while we are there. We do not let one second waste. If we are both clearly trying to catch our breaths, we pause and before I know it, we are stuck together again like glue. More than anything, it makes me happy that Alden is clearly impressed by the fact that I can keep up with him. Every time he says “Good girl,” I just feel the urge to make him even happier. At some point, he lies on his back and I place my head on his chest as he gently plays with my hair. It is in this blissful position that I fall asleep.When I wake up, I am disappointed to find myself alone although I am impressed that Alden managed to leave without waking me seeing as I am a very light sleeper who can be woken up by the sound of a butterfly flapping its wing outside my window. I get up from the bed and pick up the nightgown that has been set aside for me and put it on. As I try to walk back to the bed, I feel a cr

In Alden’s study, he shows me a large book containing the history of his people. He tells me it was written 2500 years ago and as I sit next to his table and flip through it, he devours me with his tongue underneath my dress. At breakfast, while I eat pancakes and drink orange juice, he grazes my nipples with his teeth and fingers my entrance roughly. At lunch, he carries me all the way to the garden and takes me in the pool with the water splashing around us. At dinner, he pushes all the food off the table and chokes me as he penetrates me until the legs of the table threaten to give in to our weights.“I have been waiting for you for far too long,” he says as he releases into me. “You are more special than any woman I’ve ever met.” If I wasn’t so busy trying to catch my breath, I too would tell him that I have never met anyone like him and that I have also been waiting for someone like him. In fact, every second of this still feels like a dream.We are in Alden’s chambers. He’d brou

I gasp for air, my chest heaving with the laborious effort of drawing breath. Hot air leaves my mouth as a loud whistle and my vision blurs until the monster is only a shadowy figure in front of me. A spark of rage ignites in my chest and I point right at him with a fiery accusation. He takes multiple steps back, confusion evident in his expression, but I barely notice it lost as I am in the throes of a full-blown panic attack.“You need to try to calm her down, she doesn't seem rational ,” he says to the three miniature monsters and closes the door behind him with a dull thud as he leaves the room. I want to run after him and demand to know why he is keeping me here, but I can't seem to move. My body is aching and I feel so exhausted all of a sudden.Herb cautiously approaches me, fear and caution warring in his eyes as he takes slow steps towards me. It's as if time has stopped and I have no will left to resist; I watch silently as Herb, one of the miniature monsters, reaches out a

We reach the pool and I don't even bother to check if it's safe to swim-all I see is the clean, bubbling water before me, beckoning me in. Without thought or hesitation, I begin to undress myself before the startled servants. My movements are almost automatic as if my muscles are acting of their own accord. When I'm completely naked, I step forward and dip a toe into the water--a test of assurance that soon becomes a full-body plunge into the depths.A shiver runs down my spine as Alden's commanding voice echoes through the garden. "Leave us," he says. I jerk my head in his direction, and see him lounging like a lion on a bench, a tree to his right. I feel exposed, so I hug my arms across my chest tightly.As commanded, the servants slowly retreat from the garden, leaving us alone. I remain rooted to the same spot – perched with my arms across my chest, foot still half submerged in the pool–as Alden watches me from his perch like he holds dominion over all of creation. He is a beast b

“How on Earth did I end up here?” I inch closer to him, feeling the distance between us shrink. “I remember leaving my home in search of the mysterious creature that lived atop the mountain, and I remember running up the path. But nothing beyond that is clear.”“Well,” Alden declared, striding towards me. I could feel my legs quivering beneath me. “It was purely by chance that you stumbled upon this castle and I admitted you in. We felt an instant connection and eventually it became undeniable. We couldn't resist any longer and we made love multiple times.”A lump forms in my throat and I shift awkwardly on my feet. Alden must see how much his words affect me because he has a wicked smile on his face and just continues looking at me as though he wants me to try to speak. I refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing me squirm, so I suppress the lump in my throat and stand up straight. "Go on," I say with a forced level of confidence.“After a while, you expressed an intention to go