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Chapter 7: Incapable of love (part 2)
Belle did not dare open her eyes. The veil had made her feel hidden and a little at ease that he could not read her eyes and she could not see his dark ones, but now that he had removed that little piece of mask, she felt her heart skip a beat in fear. Would he see that she was not her sister, the beautiful flower their king had asked for? Would he, like any other man apart from her Jamie, see how unattractive her face was?
Men had not failed to remind her all the time of how pale her beauty was compared to her precious sister. They said she was a toad next to a fairy and that she should never show her face in public when Eve was around. She had become so insecure and timid because of it until she met Jamie, and he showered her with all the praises she had never received, even from her own family.
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