I should be wary of him. I should want to fight back. Yell. Shout. Scream. I should be thinking of all the ways I can attempt to escape him. But all I can think is: if the Beast has a library like this, he can’t be all bad. Lachlan comes to my office as soon as he, Edith, and Cami return from their shopping. I’m alreadyirritated that they’d exceeded the allotted time for the errands. “Well?” I ask when he knocks and comes in. “How’d it go?” Lachlan’s got a smile on his face that I’m not sure I care for. “I can certainly see why you marriedher.” Bogdan snorts with laughter until I glare at him. “Go on,” I tell Lachlan. “The first two hours of the trip were… difficult,” he says. “She refused to participate. But I loosenedher up.” I clench my jaw. “What the f**k is that supposed to me

