Belle leaves her home to marry Duke Beaston, a man with a dark past, in hopes of protecting her sisters' and recovering much of her family's lost wealth. Upon arriving at her new home, she realizes she was nothing more than a commodity to her father and deals with the utter feeling of aloneness while readying herself for the duke's arrival and her eventual marriage.
Rated: M - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 9 - Words: 14,500 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 4 - Updated: 6/16/2023 - Published: 4/25/2023 - Beast/Prince, Belle, Cogsworth, Wardrobe/Madame de Garderobe