Academia of the Beast: a Dark Retelling of Beauty And the Beast
“Allyn was twelve years old.
Sister Catherine yanked her by a handful of hair. “Look at Him. If you repent, He will strip the demons from you.”
Lips trembling, Allyn nodded. “I pray to Him every night. I repent. What else am I supposed to do?”
Sister Catherine knelt beside her and took Allyn’s face into her hands, pressing her cheeks.
A chill ran along Allyn’s exposed flesh as she looked into the Sister’s eyes. Why was she crying? She wasn’t the one that had been beaten for a power that she couldn’t control.
To her surprise, Sister Catherine pulled her into a tight embrace. She whispered to her, while the other nuns looked on, their faces free of every emotion except hate for the little witch they’d been forced to look after.
“You better learn how to control this power, Allyn, or they will kill you.”
Those words resonated through her, striking fear into her heart. She bit her bottom lip, her brows knitting together as hot tears gushed from her eyes. She nodded.
“I will try.”
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