His Beauty Her Beast
I don’t even know why — why that sudden burst of heat rushed through me, why my spine straightened, why something strangely victorious curled at the edges of my lips.
Proud?
Was I actually proud right now?
Maybe. Maybe just a little.
Rose blinked, processing the information, then her gaze flicked to me — slow, appraising, and dismissive all at once. Her lips curled into a grimace. “Ugh, darling, I thought you had a better choice in girls,” she said smoothly, eyes raking over me, “especially wives.”
For a second, I forgot to breathe.
I gave her a tight, polite smile — the kind that could cut glass if you looked close enough. “Guess your standards don’t match his then,” I said sweetly, even th
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