1.A few candles hung on the walls, barely casting enough light to illuminate the space.2.A grated iron door stood opposite the stairs.3.Belle recoiled as if she had been struck, fear turning into outrage.4.Guilt suddenly flooded through her as the reality of what must have happened hit her.5.Blue as the morning sky, they stared back at her, haunted.6.The Beast’s lips curled back over sharp fangs as he snarled his demand.7.All feelings but those of dread and disgust vanished.8.Belle stifled the sob that threatened to escape her throat.9.Belle’s words seemed to hit Maurice like a punch to the stomach.