Happily Never After Fairytale Retellings- Belle, a Beauty and the Beast Retelling

BEASTS OF THE CASTLEI once cursed three men to become monsters. Now I need them to save our world... and they want revenge.My name is Belle, champion of Fantasia, and I've made a terrible mistake. Sixteen years ago, I condemned three of Kronos' soldiers to live as beasts, trapped within the walls of Castle Chimera for eternity. I thought I was delivering justice. I never imagined I would one day be on my knees before them, begging for their help.But Kronos has returned, more powerful than ever. His time-loop has sealed off Delerood, trapping my soldiers outside and leaving our people defenseless. The only way to break his spell is with the help of those who once served him-the very monsters I created.Alder, with his massive form and claws that could tear me apart... yet when he touches me, it's with a roughness that makes my body betray my mind.Beacon, whose bitter words cut deeper than any blade, his hatred of me burning as fiercely as the embers in his supernatural eyes.And Horatius, whose secrets I've only begun to unravel, whose quiet intensity draws me in despite the danger.They have every reason to destroy me. Sixteen years of isolation. Sixteen years trapped in bodies they despise. Sixteen years to nurture their rage.Instead, they offer me a devil's bargain: they'll help defeat Kronos if I submit to their revenge-in whatever form they desire.As the boundaries between captor and captive blur, and loathing gives way to a heat none of us expected, I begin to wonder if my curse was actually their salvation... or if their monstrous forms merely reveal the beasts that always lurked within.But with Fantasia's fate hanging in the balance, I'll surrender everything-my pride, my body, perhaps even my heart-to the monsters I made.The story arc spans multiple books, but each…