The Legacy of Villains

"Jolie Hook," he whispered into the hollow of her ear. She shivered at the intimacy; her name spoken like a dangerous secret on his tongue. "Do you agree to my terms?"

Her determination wavered, just for a moment. "And what if I can't do it?"

His gaze sharpened to the point of a sword and Jo felt all at once the slimy, cold sensation of having made a mistake-worse, of having walked willingly into a mistake. "Well then I suppose I get to keep you, too."

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Peter Pan meets Beauty and the Bea...