Beast: A Dark Beauty and the Beast Retelling

I don't forgive debts. If you owe me, you pay. It's how I've built my empire. But Ellie doesn't come begging me for her father's life; she comes demanding an exchange. Her life for his. A deal is struck. I'm not a good man. I'm a beast, and my hunger for her will be fed. I will possess her. But there's more at play here than just the possession of a beauty. Secrets don't stay buried. Outside forces want to take what's mine. And when Ellie finds out the secrets of her own past, she'll need ...