Beast's Demands

The narrator is the daughter of a mistress, and her life was spared for one reason: to keep her closest friend, Emily, safe. Now Emily has gone back to the men who hold her, and the narrator has been handed over to Earl Valentine, the man known as the Beast. The Monsters' Crew sold her to him, and his only interest is taking her virginity.

Her loyalty to Emily makes the arrangement feel bearable, since she would do anything for her friend, including giving herself to this man. Earl has no intention of rushing. He means to wear down every wall she has built until she cannot stop thinking about him. She was never trained to hate, and each touch and kiss draws her further under his influence, leaving her with no control over herself.

Earl is willing to fight for her, and she is beginning to see that she has fallen for the Beast, and that he belongs to her as well, though she does not yet grasp how deeply. The question is whether she can tame him at all, or whether his behavior is only a performance meant to bring her exactly where he wants her.