"How did this even happen?" Jessie asked curiously.

"It's a long story, Jess," Beauty replied, shivering-not so much from the cold but from the aftershock of what had just happened.

"You're still shaking," Jessie commented.

"I'm okay, Jess," Beauty murmured, her voice thick with emotion. "Thanks to Bruno... I don't know what would have happened if he hadn't been there."

"I'm glad. He followed you without a second thought."

Beauty pressed her lips ...