Beauty and the Beast: Ever After — Nikki Dean

Belle:
He lied to me! He told me that he couldn't become human again, but he's sitting here wearing the face of someone I thought I knew, because he lied to me! How can he think I'll ever trust him again? Love doesn't solve everything, and Beast better have a good reason for misleading me like he did, or proposal or no proposal, I'm not sure I can believe in us again.

Beast:
I hoped that I'd have more time to tell her, maybe break it to her gently, but that didn't happen. How can I explain to her that I told her as much as I could, but it just wasn't enough? The temptation of being able to see her, hold her hand and maybe kiss her as a human was too much at the time. Do I wish I could take it all back, and somehow deserve her love? Of course. But can I? There's not enough magic in the world to fix that.

And now the enchantress is back, causing more trouble. On top of that, a few people have showed up at our door that I never expected to see again, and Daphne's gone missing. I'm not sure how it could get worse.