BEAST (A Dark Mafia Romance)
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Summary
He has a beastly instinct to devour everything in his path … until her。
I am the giant， menacing monster， known only as the Beast。
Sold to the mafia as a kid and trained to hunt， my life revolves around brutality and carnage。
My home is a cell made of concrete and iron bars。
And there is nothing I won’t do to be free。
Until her。
The innocent black-haired girl with pretty pink lips， whose father I was supposed to hunt， dares to get in my way。
But when I grab her and look into her eyes， I can’t bring myself to finish the job。
She makes me feel hope。 Greed。
And a frenzied desire to touch her。
Taste her。
Make her mine。
I was supposed to destroy everything in my path。
Instead， I took her … and consumed her whole。
I am the giant， menacing monster， known only as the Beast。
Sold to the mafia as a kid and trained to hunt， my life revolves around brutality and carnage。
My home is a cell made of concrete and iron bars。
And there is nothing I won’t do to be free。
Until her。
The innocent black-haired girl with pretty pink lips， whose father I was supposed to hunt， dares to get in my way。
But when I grab her and look into her eyes， I can’t bring myself to finish the job。
She makes me feel hope。 Greed。
And a frenzied desire to touch her。
Taste her。
Make her mine。
I was supposed to destroy everything in my path。
Instead， I took her … and consumed her whole。
Reviews
Rebecca Carsley
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ReviewI have read The Wedding Debt and The Marriage Debt and knew I would really enjoy Clarissa’s books。 But reading Beasts story OMG she has got a serious fan for life。 The way she created these characters in these pages just absolutely wowed me。 She created the most perfect couple I have read of hers and yes I have a lot of previous books to read and compare but I don’t think any will compare to these two。 This is Beast and Aurora’s story and it is heart wrenchingly dark， emotional， ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ReviewI have read The Wedding Debt and The Marriage Debt and knew I would really enjoy Clarissa’s books。 But reading Beasts story OMG she has got a serious fan for life。 The way she created these characters in these pages just absolutely wowed me。 She created the most perfect couple I have read of hers and yes I have a lot of previous books to read and compare but I don’t think any will compare to these two。 This is Beast and Aurora’s story and it is heart wrenchingly dark， emotional， loving， dangerous， cold and abusive。 He’s supposed to unalive anyone that gets in his way of getting his target but when he looks into her eyes he allows his target to get away and takes her instead because she’s his。 Locked away in a cage these two find what it means to truly love and be loved regardless of their scars and their deformities。 Two people couldn’t be more perfect for each other。 But it’s not as simple as I’m making it sound， these two literally go thru so much and are faced with so many hard dark decisions and are constantly pitted against those they care about and each other。 But what they are building together is so much stronger than any ownership or any family tie and it just really pulls at your heart。 This book definitely has all the feels， all the darkness and depravity and so so much more。 But definitely be aware of TW and the fact it does end on a major heartbreaking intense cliffy。 But Beauty is already out so you don’t have to wait to find out what happens to these two。 Ughhhh I just love these two characters！！ Highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Jackie
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DNF - quit at 10%Just too dark for me， hard to get into。At my age （60）， life is way too short & my time is too important to force myself to read a book I'm not enjoying， especially when there are so many other books out there waiting to be read。 DNF - quit at 10%Just too dark for me， hard to get into。At my age （60）， life is way too short & my time is too important to force myself to read a book I'm not enjoying， especially when there are so many other books out there waiting to be read。 。。。more
Nate
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The innocent black-haired girl with pretty pink lips， whose father I was supposed to hunt， dares to get in my way。 But when I grab her and look into her eyes， I can’t bring myself to finish the job。I am the giant， menacing monster， known only as the Beast。 Sold to the mafia as a kid and trained to hunt， my life revolves around brutality and carnage。 I loved Beast & Aurora。 They were perfect together & made each other whole。 I couldn't put it down or get enough。 Had to finish in one sitting。 Can' The innocent black-haired girl with pretty pink lips， whose father I was supposed to hunt， dares to get in my way。 But when I grab her and look into her eyes， I can’t bring myself to finish the job。I am the giant， menacing monster， known only as the Beast。 Sold to the mafia as a kid and trained to hunt， my life revolves around brutality and carnage。 I loved Beast & Aurora。 They were perfect together & made each other whole。 I couldn't put it down or get enough。 Had to finish in one sitting。 Can't wait for the next book。 A must read。 And am voluntarily leaving my review。 。。。more
Vicki Stephens
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Beast is the dark mafia romance with a unique storyline between Aurora， the daughter of the mafia head of the Blom Family， and Beast， the trained killer owned by Lex De Vos who is sent to kill Aurora’s father but ends up kidnapping her when his target escapes。 Beast and Aurora’s story is filled with hardship， captivity， secrets， violence， deceit， strong emotions， and steamy passion。 The book ends with a ma）or cliffhanger。 Aurora and Beast’s story continues in Beauty， the second book of this extr Beast is the dark mafia romance with a unique storyline between Aurora， the daughter of the mafia head of the Blom Family， and Beast， the trained killer owned by Lex De Vos who is sent to kill Aurora’s father but ends up kidnapping her when his target escapes。 Beast and Aurora’s story is filled with hardship， captivity， secrets， violence， deceit， strong emotions， and steamy passion。 The book ends with a ma）or cliffhanger。 Aurora and Beast’s story continues in Beauty， the second book of this extraordinary book。I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a honest review。 。。。more
Theresa Doherty
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This is so twisted so addictive I couldn't stop reading。 Beast was created by a complete mad man who unleashed him on his enemies he didn’t take prisoners he was a killing machine until he found Aurora。 Its a must read， intense， definitely twisted the only thing I hated？ A cliffhanger from hell。 I voluntarily reviewed this book。 This is so twisted so addictive I couldn't stop reading。 Beast was created by a complete mad man who unleashed him on his enemies he didn’t take prisoners he was a killing machine until he found Aurora。 Its a must read， intense， definitely twisted the only thing I hated？ A cliffhanger from hell。 I voluntarily reviewed this book。 。。。more
Kelly Gregory
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A dark and riveting read that hooked me from the start！ Beast is a brutal and dark character and i admit i struggled with him to begin with， however this changed as we got to know more of his back story。 Aurora is not my usual type of heroine， however she balanced Beast out and i found i really started to enjoy their story。。。plenty of darkness， a hint of mafia and loads of steam！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Cher
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I love dark Mafia romances， but this one was too dark for me。 The main characters are both scarred and damaged physically， mentally， and emotionally。 They are caged and tortured。 Beast was kidnapped at age six and trained to be a killer。 He is treated like a dog and fed raw meat in a caged cell。 Aurora falls in love with him but can't save him。 There is no happy ending。 I love dark Mafia romances， but this one was too dark for me。 The main characters are both scarred and damaged physically， mentally， and emotionally。 They are caged and tortured。 Beast was kidnapped at age six and trained to be a killer。 He is treated like a dog and fed raw meat in a caged cell。 Aurora falls in love with him but can't save him。 There is no happy ending。 。。。more
Michelle
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Beast is a dark， twisted fairy tale with some wicked modern day twists。 Beast was on the job when he saw Aurora and now he can't get her out of his head。 From the moment these two meet they are instantly attracted to each other and their chemistry Is intense。 Beast is book one in the Beast & Beauty duet and after that cliffhanger ending I can't wait until Beauty comes out to find out what happens next and how Beast and Aurora's story ends。 I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book。 Beast is a dark， twisted fairy tale with some wicked modern day twists。 Beast was on the job when he saw Aurora and now he can't get her out of his head。 From the moment these two meet they are instantly attracted to each other and their chemistry Is intense。 Beast is book one in the Beast & Beauty duet and after that cliffhanger ending I can't wait until Beauty comes out to find out what happens next and how Beast and Aurora's story ends。 I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book。 。。。more
The Romantic Rush Blog
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A Beauty and the Beast inspired story， dark romance， AND a mafia infusion？ Well， that sounds delicious。 And Beast was certainly an intriguing and fast-paced page turner。 Dark captivity， a primal hero and innocent heroine with a secret， forced proximity， and so much danger- it’s quite an experience！If you are looking for something that is more closely inspired by Beauty the Beast this isn’t it- we have a hero named Beast who kidnaps our heroine， but we soon learn they are both captives of a more A Beauty and the Beast inspired story， dark romance， AND a mafia infusion？ Well， that sounds delicious。 And Beast was certainly an intriguing and fast-paced page turner。 Dark captivity， a primal hero and innocent heroine with a secret， forced proximity， and so much danger- it’s quite an experience！If you are looking for something that is more closely inspired by Beauty the Beast this isn’t it- we have a hero named Beast who kidnaps our heroine， but we soon learn they are both captives of a more powerful man。 And we have a seemingly innocent heroine but she’s far less optimistic and sunshiney than the original Belle…and her name is Aurora。 Hm。 Anywho- this becomes a dual captivity story， with a splash of mafia。From what I understand， we meet Beast， the “monster，” in other books by this author as well as his handler/owner， a mafia boss。 Here we jump RIGHT into the action with Beast on a mission that puts him in the path of his beauty- and he decides to keep her。 From there a lot of the story takes place in captivity， with both of them being drawn to each other as things hit up in their cell。 I wish I’d read the other stories just so I had a little bit of the back context， but it was easy to dive right in。 Beast isn’t just a monstrous man， he’s a man who has been deprived of social interaction， normal human living conditions， basic human knowledge。 So， needless to say， he’s not just dark， he’s rough around the edges- but he catches on to things quickly。 He’s been content in his captivity for a lot of reasons （most complacency and trauma）， until his beauty comes along and suddenly he wants liberation and more freedom- to protect her while he also wants to keep her as his toy， a gift from his master。The chemistry here is very much physical- a lot of instalust， and from Beauty’s unexpected kindness to him。 We get a little bit of emotional bonding， but much of the story is them figuring out their situation- and it leads up to quite a big cliffhanger。 There is a particularly salacious scene （following when we find out one of Aurora’s secrets） that was extra delicious。If you’re looking for something darkly erotic and lusty， this is it。 It’s fast and dirty， and an entertaining read。 Towards the end， we have quite a few important character revelations that I’m hoping yield some more vulnerable and emotional moments between these two- and I’m excited to see just how they find their way out of the VERY imminent， perhaps fatal， dangers looming。 。。。more
Patti
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5。0 out of 5 stars Great Mafia Beast & Beauty story！！Reviewed in the United States on September 1， 2022Beast。 He was snatched off the streets as a child and trained to obey his owner。 To be a killer。 To do everything he is told to do。 He's kept in a dark cell until his services are needed。 He knows only pain and darkness until her。 He had a job to do but he kept her instead of killing。 He has a toy now。 One who's making him feel， to become human again。 He's not just a Beast。 Aurora has been kept 5。0 out of 5 stars Great Mafia Beast & Beauty story！！Reviewed in the United States on September 1， 2022Beast。 He was snatched off the streets as a child and trained to obey his owner。 To be a killer。 To do everything he is told to do。 He's kept in a dark cell until his services are needed。 He knows only pain and darkness until her。 He had a job to do but he kept her instead of killing。 He has a toy now。 One who's making him feel， to become human again。 He's not just a Beast。 Aurora has been kept sheltered by her over bearing father， very sheltered。 She thought she was loved but now she's questioning every thing she ever knew。 Now she's in a dark cell with a Beast watching her every move。 Can she tame him？ Will he save her？ Lots of secrets and Mafia action。 I loved it ！！ This book does end with a cliffhanger but we were warned about that。 Its a great book anyways and I can't wait to read Beauty。 I did receive an ARC and this is my honest review。 5***** 。。。more
Stacey Woods
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It is dark and haunting。 Everything I desire yet more。 This story was so warped but beautiful。 The stars can't shine without darkness。 Let me tell you， this shines in all of its glory。 It gripped me all throughout and until the very end。 If you need a book that'll wreck you then this is it。 It is dark and haunting。 Everything I desire yet more。 This story was so warped but beautiful。 The stars can't shine without darkness。 Let me tell you， this shines in all of its glory。 It gripped me all throughout and until the very end。 If you need a book that'll wreck you then this is it。 。。。more
Rowena
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A deliciously dark side of the classic Beauty and the Beast that didn’t disappoint。 Aurora and Beast’s life changed from the first time they met， fast forward to the present and once again their life takes a drastic turn but this time they are together。 Their journey was hard to put down with a storyline filled with heartbreak， intense movements， and steamy chemistry。 I enjoyed this first part of a two part story that will grab you from the start。 I can’t wait to see if these two find their HEA A deliciously dark side of the classic Beauty and the Beast that didn’t disappoint。 Aurora and Beast’s life changed from the first time they met， fast forward to the present and once again their life takes a drastic turn but this time they are together。 Their journey was hard to put down with a storyline filled with heartbreak， intense movements， and steamy chemistry。 I enjoyed this first part of a two part story that will grab you from the start。 I can’t wait to see if these two find their HEA with all the twist that keeps happening in their lives。 。。。more
Mandy Sawyer
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I’m not sure I’m in the right head space to write this review。 I want to murder Clarissa but also I love her twisted mind…。。I’m still in shock with this book。 Looking forward to the next book。
Haz
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Extremely love this book love the characters and story never read anything as dark deep but strangely sexy， aurora hasn't had the best up bringing used as a pawn in her life with her father business keeps her quite guarded near him， The beast was brought has a child and raised to be killer he lives he's days locked in a cell but when one job does not turn the way it should the beast ends up with a special package aurora when he meets her his thoughts start to change and aurora making him feel th Extremely love this book love the characters and story never read anything as dark deep but strangely sexy， aurora hasn't had the best up bringing used as a pawn in her life with her father business keeps her quite guarded near him， The beast was brought has a child and raised to be killer he lives he's days locked in a cell but when one job does not turn the way it should the beast ends up with a special package aurora when he meets her his thoughts start to change and aurora making him feel things he thought he wouldn't feel ， lots of twist and turns but still dark this is definitely a page turner can't wait to read the next one。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Heather Miller
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A classic re-telling of your favorite Beauty & the Beast。 Aurora， is a shy， naïve and sheltered young woman。 She's always done as she's been told by her father。 She's never disobeyed， never objected， just always been that good girl and done what was asked of her。 In this re-telling， The Beast has a boss， and the Beast does all the bidding the boss tells him to do。 Beast is used as a tool to hunt down and kill whomever his boss deems him to。Will Beast be able to save himself and Aurora？ Or will A classic re-telling of your favorite Beauty & the Beast。 Aurora， is a shy， naïve and sheltered young woman。 She's always done as she's been told by her father。 She's never disobeyed， never objected， just always been that good girl and done what was asked of her。 In this re-telling， The Beast has a boss， and the Beast does all the bidding the boss tells him to do。 Beast is used as a tool to hunt down and kill whomever his boss deems him to。Will Beast be able to save himself and Aurora？ Or will the Beast continue to do his boss's bidding？ Will Aurora realize the Beast isn't all bad and horrible？I did receive a free ARC copy of this book。 I am freely leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Jo-Ann Forrest
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Gripping dark story！ Beast is a trained killer and held in captivity and servitude all his life。 He only longs for his freedom one day， until he is left alone in his cage with Aurora。 Aurora is the daughter of a syndicate boss and is caught in the crosshairs of her father's rival。 Aurora will give him hope and he will protect from harm from his owner at a cost。 Dramatic， suspenful， will keep on the edge of your seat wondering what else is in store for them。 I volunteered to review this story and Gripping dark story！ Beast is a trained killer and held in captivity and servitude all his life。 He only longs for his freedom one day， until he is left alone in his cage with Aurora。 Aurora is the daughter of a syndicate boss and is caught in the crosshairs of her father's rival。 Aurora will give him hope and he will protect from harm from his owner at a cost。 Dramatic， suspenful， will keep on the edge of your seat wondering what else is in store for them。 I volunteered to review this story and I can't wait to see what's next with Beauty。 。。。more
Reva Coomer
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Wow， what a ride。 Dark and twisted。 I knew the flower would be important！ Clarissa weaves a dark mafia tale of depraved men and the lengths they will go to get what they want。 The way they treat others。 Beast is something else。 Beauty sees through it all。 A great read！
Lisette
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This book is part of a duet so be aware that it ends unresolved and you'll need to get the second book to get the full conclusion to the story。 It starts out with a fleeting glimpse into Beast's life， holed away in a dark cage in his owner's basement。 He spends most of his life in darkness and shadows only getting small glimpses of light when he's summoned upstairs to do a job。 Currently his owner has given him a picture of his next target。 You see， Beast is a killing machine specifically traine This book is part of a duet so be aware that it ends unresolved and you'll need to get the second book to get the full conclusion to the story。 It starts out with a fleeting glimpse into Beast's life， holed away in a dark cage in his owner's basement。 He spends most of his life in darkness and shadows only getting small glimpses of light when he's summoned upstairs to do a job。 Currently his owner has given him a picture of his next target。 You see， Beast is a killing machine specifically trained and honed to go out on assassination missions for his owner; he always completes his missions satisfactorily。 Next we move to Aurora Blom and her father。 She is spying on him while he beats a man up for losing a shipment that her father was counting on。 Apparently there was an ambush at the location and the shipment was taken but Aurora's father doesn't believe him and is exacting his punishment for it on the guy。 He tells the guy to get out of his sight and he leaves bloody and broken but not before her father spies Aurora eavesdropping on his business。 He calls her to him and fusses at her and she explains that she's doing it to learn his business to eventually take it over。 He scoffs at that bringing up the mistake that she did last time that he involved her in his business， something that happened when she was seven years old。 They are at an associate of her father's apartment and as soon as he opens the door， her father shoots him。 As he's crawling away her father's men shoot him again while her father screams at him about crossing him。 Aurora watches all of this silently because her father's instructions were to watch and learn。 Everyone quiets when they hear some whimpering from across the room。 Suddenly a bedroom door opens and a woman comes out pointing a gun， but she's shot before she can even shoot her gun。 She realizes that in her father's line of business， a single mistake by one family member means the entire family pays。 Blood for blood。 After witnessing all the carnage she gets sick to her stomach and runs into the bathroom to throw up in the toilet。 She finishes throwing up and splashes her face with water at the sink。 While looking at herself in the mirror she notices a pair of eyes staring at her from behind the shower curtain。 She looks to the door to make sure no one is watching， then she pulls back the curtain and sees a boy about her age crouched down and cowering in the corner。 She knows he heard the violent ends to his parents and she wants to give him some sort of peace offering so she pulls the flower from her hair and presses it into his trembling hand。 Her father comes to the door and wants to know what's going on in there。 She tells him that it's just her in there and she's just finishing up from being sick。 He later learns of her deceit and returns to tie up loose ends， but the kid has disappeared。 In the present day， her father has never taken it kindly that she tried to save that kid。 She has just been sent upstairs to get ready because they are having visitors。 As she comes downstairs he father sends her back upstairs to put on her gloves。 She must always wear her gloves， no matter what。 She only removes them to wash her hands， otherwise， they are always on。 She goes downstairs and meets the visitors， Walter Jenson and his wife， Dana。 They proceed to the coffee room to discuss a new venture and where the adults will have coffee。 The couple say that they've heard that Aurora is an excellent pianist and that they'd like to hear her play。 She plays a beautiful melody and after she's through Dana tells her that she played beautifully even with the gloves， but why not remove them to make it easier。 Aurora is stuttering to figure out how to answer when before she can， there are gun shots。 Everyone freezes and wonders what's happening。 Two guards run into the room with guns drawn。 More gun shots ensue as more guards pour into the room only these are riddled with wounds and collapse， dead。 Aurora's father's favorite guard brings him his guns。 They begin shooting down the hallway and as the smoke clears in steps a very large man decked out in cargo pants and protective gear， it's Beast on his assignment。 Her father shoots at him and the bullet just bounces off his chest。 Beast then swipes at her father and he falls down screaming in pain from a knife slash to his arm。 Her father begs the gunman not to kill him。 Aurora decides to help， reaches into the jacket of one of dead guards and finds his gun。 She aims it at her father's assailant and fires。 The gun's recoil throws her off balance and knocks the gun from her grip。The giant she was aiming at stomps his way to her and grips her around her throat， slowly squeezing。 He let's her go， looks back over his shoulder and discovers her father has disappeared。 Then he picks her up， throwing her over his shoulder and exits the house， stepping over all the dead bodies。 They get outside and he straps her hands behind her back， shoves a gag in her mouth， covers her head with a bag， tossing her into the back of a white van before sitting in the driver's seat and driving away。 She tries to remember all of the turns to have some semblance of a way back home， but to no avail as she can't keep track of the direction they're going in。 The van ends up coming to a stop and she's yanked out， carried over his shoulder into a place where they get a room for the night。 Beast gets her to the room and removes the bag from her head。 They're left staring into each other's eyes。 He's totally mesmerized by her caramel eyes and beauty。 Aurora asks him what he wants from her and that her father can pay him anything he wants as long as he let's them live， both her and her father。 He grabs her face and asks where her father is。 She tells him that she doesn't know。 He sees her as a porcelain doll and he's confused at what he's supposed to do now that he's failed his mission。 He failed to kill Aurora's father and everyone that gets in his way， including Aurora。 He abruptly throws onto her stomach on the bed and crawls on top of her body。。 She hears the flick of his knife opening and she starts begging for him not to kill her。 He slices through the strap that was securing her hands。He climbs off of her。 She begins to asks why did he free her and she can't finish the sentence with the way he's looking at her。 She again offers to get him money。 He abruptly tells her that he doesn't need her money。 She tries to figure out what else he could want from her。 She has nothing else to offer him but then she remembers that she has herself， her body。 She approaches him silently and kneels in front of him， reaches for his belt。She unloops his belt， pulls down his pants zipper and reaches for the band of his underwear。 This entire time Beast is glaring at her through squinted eyes。 He reaches down， grips the hem of her gloves and just as he's about to pull them off she pulls out of his grip and says she'd like to keep them on。 She reaches for his underwear again and this time he shoves her hand away。 She keeps attempting the same thing with the same result。 She can't figure out what his deal is， after all， he's taken her to a hotel room。 She starts to ask him and he doesn't have an answer。 Instead he pushes her hand away， zips up and goes stand by the window。 He tells her that they're staying there， proceeds to turn the lights out， plunging the room in darkness。 She lays on the bed and before long feels the bed dip with his weight as he lays beside her。 She vows not to go to sleep because she's not sure what he's going to do to her。 She has all these thoughts bombarding her in the darkness。 Where is her father， is he at a hideout？ He told her， he'd always protect her but he isn't there now。 Is he on his way to save her？ Can he even win against this formidable giant？ She decides to keep her thoughts positive and before long a buzzer goes off and she meets his eyes in the darkness。 He turns off his phone， gets up and opens the curtains letting the bright light in。 Aurora scrambles for the bathroom but when she goes to close the door he tells her no。 So， leaving it open she uses the bathroom with him watching her every movement。 When she goes to leave the bathroom he refuses to let her pass， telling her that they're leaving。 He straps her hands again and places the hood over her head again。 He slings her over his shoulder and deposits her back in the back of the van。 He has decided to take her back to his owner's house and try to explain to him how and why he failed on his mission。 He know that his owner isn't going to be happy in the least。 He arrives at his owner's house。 His owner wants to see him immediately once he learns that Beast is back。 He carries a screaming Aurora in on his shoulder and sets her down in front of his owner。 His owner asks what is this and he tells him that it's a prisoner to which his owner replies I told you to kill everyone。 Beast tells him that his target escaped。 His owner's voice changes and he calls some guards to come take her to the next room will he deals with the Beast first。 The guards take Aurora to the next room where she hears the wack of a whip smacking something and the roar of someone in extreme pain。 After a while she is escorted back to the room。 There's a guy behind a desk and he asks her if she's Blom's daughter and she nods her head。 He then asks what her name is and she answers Aurora。 He says that's a beautiful name and he wonders why her father didn't offer to trade her。 She asks who he is and he responds that he is Lex De Vos。 She thinks she's heard his name mentioned by her father about a shipment and a large sum of money。 Then in a stern voice he asks her where is her father。 She tells him that she doesn't know。 He tells her to stop lying and tell him where he's hiding。 She tells him she's not lying but that her father will come for her。 He tells her that he thinks that her father has left her behind as well as all of his things rather then risking his life and coming back， even for her。 He tells his guard to bring her to the cell， that maybe a different perspective of life outside the gold walls of her father's house will make her change her mind and tell him where her father is。 She's brought downstairs and thrown into Beast's cage。 She's left in the darkness and shadows that he's lived his whole life in。 This is where I'll leave you and you'll have to get the book to find out what happens next。 Does she and Beast forge an alliance and work together to free themselves。 Do feelings develop between the two cell mates because of the close proximity of the two of them。 Do they discover that each has a broken soul that they each can heal the other？ You'll have to get the book to discover the answers。 I can definitely recommend this book for all lovers of dark romances。 It has a fantastic gripping storyline with strong characters。 You're just enveloped in this storyline and lose all sense of everything around you as you're immersed in the dark basement with Beast and Aurora; hoping， against all odds， for a happily ever after。 Five stars all around for this one！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Vanessa Ramirez
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✨ARC Review ✨***Thank you to Give Me Books Promotions and Clarissa Wild for the ARC to review。***Beast was so good。 I love fairytale retellings， especially the dark ones and this was one of the best I have read this year。 The writing was captivating and the characters were so complex。 The story was dark and heartbreaking。 The story was exciting and definitely kept me at the edge of my seat。 The ending。 Left me wanting more and I cannot wait for book2。***⭐⭐⭐⭐。5****
Nicole Sargent Kunkel
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Beast is sent on mission。 What he finds is Aurora。 What begins as a mistake becomes an obsession。 Beast’s one track mind slowly changes to Aurora！
Michele
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A dark tale of beauty and the beast！OMG， I struggled to come to grips with the story of Aurora and Beast， but Clarissa kept pulling me in with each chapter until I fell in love with the characters。 The glimpse from the past feels important to the story and the ending nearly killed me！ I am anxiously awaiting Beauty to see how it all ends！
Victoria Wyatt
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Twisted dark romance。 My review is spoiler free but the beast and Aurora being together is like a dark Beauty and Beast。 It is so good and enthralling。 Bring on book two。
Tara Lee
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An intense story filled with suspense， violence and tragedy。 Beast will pull you in and take you on a ride。 Steamy scenes and enough emotion to make it one stellar story。 I really enjoyed this first part of this duet。
Tammy
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Great start to a new mafia duet。 Beast was sold to the mafia when he was a kid and has learned to hunt down for his owner。 When he sees Aurora the daughter of the man he as supposed to hunt down。 He wants to claim her for his own， will he？ Fast-paced dark read with loads of drama， suspense and sizzling chemistry。 I was hooked from beginning to end。 I loved it。
Cheryl
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This reminded me a little of a previous book I've read by this author。 Interesting storyline which was quite dark， it kept me engaged with a good storyline and interesting characters。 This reminded me a little of a previous book I've read by this author。 Interesting storyline which was quite dark， it kept me engaged with a good storyline and interesting characters。 。。。more
Jennifer Pierson
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I'm all about the dark & twisty， but there's just something about Clarissa Wild's dark romance that even can make me pause to catch my breath。 Let me tell you， there are a lot of triggers in this story so please be aware before going in。 I felt so much pain for Beast， who was contained in a cell until he was let out to kill for his owner （it's disgusting that humans are willing to sell & cage other humans）， as no one should ever be caged like that。 I also felt as much pain for Aurora， whose fath I'm all about the dark & twisty， but there's just something about Clarissa Wild's dark romance that even can make me pause to catch my breath。 Let me tell you， there are a lot of triggers in this story so please be aware before going in。 I felt so much pain for Beast， who was contained in a cell until he was let out to kill for his owner （it's disgusting that humans are willing to sell & cage other humans）， as no one should ever be caged like that。 I also felt as much pain for Aurora， whose father is loathsome， and when he's hunted down， she ends up being taken as that vile creature leaves her behind。 She ends up in the same place as Beast， and their journey begins。 This story was definitely one that kept me on the edge of my seat saying all kinds of colorful metaphors out loud while reading， but I also wanted to cry the whole way as well。 I don't want to say anything more since this is a duet， and it does end on a cliffhanger so now the impatient wait begins！ HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND！ 。。。more
TRICIA
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Beast was sold as a small child to the mafia， he's been trained to kill， hunt and most of all obey his master。 He's spent his life living in a cage just as his name suggests， he longed for his freedom that is until he set eyes on Aurora。 Aurora's father's part of the mafia， sheltered for most of her somehow ends up in his cage along with him。 Unbelievably she's able to let her guard down and forms a connection with him。 The attraction between them blossoms and grows until it's undeniable。 He pr Beast was sold as a small child to the mafia， he's been trained to kill， hunt and most of all obey his master。 He's spent his life living in a cage just as his name suggests， he longed for his freedom that is until he set eyes on Aurora。 Aurora's father's part of the mafia， sheltered for most of her somehow ends up in his cage along with him。 Unbelievably she's able to let her guard down and forms a connection with him。 The attraction between them blossoms and grows until it's undeniable。 He protects her， going against his owner which as you can imagine does not go very well for either of them。 The book does end on a cliffhanger leaving us to wait for the second book in this duet， Beauty， to find out what happens。 。。。more
Madeleine
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Love Clarissa's book and the adventures they take me on。 From the banter to the chemistry to the characters。 I loved and soaked up everything。 Love Clarissa's book and the adventures they take me on。 From the banter to the chemistry to the characters。 I loved and soaked up everything。 。。。more
Amanda Divine
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Another stellar story comes from Wild's imagination。 We get to see the love， trust and understanding grow between Aurora and Beast in this first of the series。 It was very well done and the emotions that both felt could be easily believed and felt by the reader。 The despair， fear， hope， love and everything in between was there to be experienced by the reader。 It seems that there was meaning behind every interaction these two had。 The bond grew deeper and stronger。 Simply amazing！The story ends w Another stellar story comes from Wild's imagination。 We get to see the love， trust and understanding grow between Aurora and Beast in this first of the series。 It was very well done and the emotions that both felt could be easily believed and felt by the reader。 The despair， fear， hope， love and everything in between was there to be experienced by the reader。 It seems that there was meaning behind every interaction these two had。 The bond grew deeper and stronger。 Simply amazing！The story ends with a major cliffhanger in which we are left wondering the fate of Aurora and Beast。 There are so many possibilities going through my mind。 I know that Wild will have one fantastic conclusion for us。 I just can't wait to see the story unfold。ARC received in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Suzi （Obsessive Reading Disorder）
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