After Beauty settles into life at the Beast's palace, she finds herself drawn to his magic mirror, and the many visions it offers her from around the world. She focuses, however, on a situation much closer to home.Talia's life is not easy, especially since her father's marriage to Lavanya. However, she's able to escape to the Sign of the Rose, a secretive enclave of people for whom pain and desire go hand in hand. Until one day, Lavanya reveals that she knows about the Rose, and Talia's life is in her hands.Beauty and Talia come together to help each other in this second installment of The Beast's Curse.