Clockwork King's Desire: A Dark Steamy Beauty and the Beast Retelling

She was never meant to touch him.Bella DuPont is a servant bound by debt, trapped in a palace ruled by a queen as cruel as she is powerful. Her life is not her own—until she uncovers a secret buried deep within the castle walls.A king, Cursed, Forgotten, Locked away, Arnaud is no longer fully human. He is a beast forged by betrayal and darkness… and Bella should fear him.Instead, she cannot stay a...