The Beast's Ugly Wife
she stroked my hair, clearly worried “Hey, you two, that’s proof enough that she knows me, right? They wouldn’t have let me into Alpha’s son’s house if I wasn’t trustworthy. Now, could you give us a second to talk?”
The old woman and her granddaughter seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally I heard their footsteps leaving the room. And, the instant the door closed, Jean pulled me to the two chairs near the dressing table, sitting down opposite me.
“Damn it, Holly, I knew I’d find you upset, but…” she swallowed hard “I can’t believe your father actually sold you to marry the Beast! When Louis found me when I arrived and told me, I almost went to those two bastards’ house! What are they t