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the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

Andrew had to slow down to make sure they stayed balanced. He suposed being feisty meant she still had some life left in her.

Finally downstairs he hooked the leg of a chair with his toe and pulled it out from the small table. He eased her toward the seat.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

"I know, I'm a horrible forest creature. You've said it all before." His soothing voice hardly echoed in the stairwell as he carefully led her down to the kitchen.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

Andrew stepped up beside her, reached to take her hand and lead her into the castle. His other hand moved to her shoulder to support her. He ignored his own aches and pains. "You'll never catch me out here, come on inside," He coaxed.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

"Angel!" He reprimanded "you were supposed to eat something! How are you going to kill me like this?" He threw his hands on the air in exasperation. "This is out of spite isn't it? If you can't kill me you'll make me live with watching you slowly die, and there's nothing I can do about it. I could lock you outside! Then I wouldn't have to see you, the wolves would drag you away!"

The memory made him a more calm and serious, quietly he backed toward the castle if she wanted to get him she'd have to follow him down to the kitchen, where he could feed her.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

Andrew was startled by her loss of control. He turned and threw the weapon as far as he could onto the grass where it tumbled to a stop.

He returned his attention to the woman who had been such a frightening hunter the day before. He held his hands out, palms open, ready to catch her should she fall again "Angel, what on Earth did they feed you?" Had she been poisoned?

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

They both had hands on the weapon but Andrew stopped pulling on it, paused in mid air. What was going on? Why wasn't she defeating him already? She seemed as furious about it as she did about being chained, but he was just confused.

"What is going on here? I suppose you're here to kill the dreadful beast, as usual, but," he paused studying her face for the answer "is something wrong? Are you sure you're alright?"

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

When she started moving Andrew forced himself to do the same. She had a weapon and he reached for her hand to try and pull it from her grasp. He'd stand a better chance of surviving if she was unarmed.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

Gravel skittered out from under his feet as his heels dug in, but off balance he tipped back and fell. His shoulder made contact before he landed on his back. It seemed like the air had fled and he couldn't inhale hard enough to catch it. At least not for several breaths. He tried to lift his head and the sky above spun in circles. He set it back on the ground.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

"Angel! There you are," Andrew reeled back away from her. He was now going to die. Wait, why wasn't he dead yet? She should have had him there... No time to wonder about it now. He dashed for the safety of the castle.

the hunter and her prey(a cursed human story, a beauty and the beast alternative to a cursed vampire story)

Any time he'd expect his hunter to reappear. He sighed, this was getting exhausting. He didn't want to be stuck in the castle all alone, but having someone trying to kill him was not a solution he appreciated. Nether was having a prisoner. He dusted off his hands and looked about him.