The daughter of an evil queen, the son of a woodcarver, and the daughter of the Dark One. Three individuals who were forced to suffer for years thanks to the decisions of others. Emma Swan may be the one destined to break the curse, but Lily, August, and Hermione are going to make sure that, when all is said and done, the only ones who truly win will be them.

It was obvious to Hermione that some outside force was at work here; Henry's strange appearance with a magical storybook in tow provided enough evidence that something bigger was going on, though what it had to do with her sister she was unsure. Hermione just hoped that he was wrong and that it had nothing to do with fairytales- she'd had enough of those to last her a lifetime.

For so many years her parents had told her that it would always be her choice. But as she stared down at the blood dripping from her fingers, Mia thought that maybe her fate had already been decided long ago. Perhaps she was simply a puppet whose strings had just been cut and all that was left for her to do now was to continue falling and wait for the shatter as she hit the ground.

Bella didn't expect for things to be different when she was sent to live with her cousin in Mystic Falls. The Mikaelson's never thought they would meet someone as innocent as Bella who would be able to accept them for what they are. When Bella runs into Rebekah on her first day at Mystic Falls High, she changes the Original Family's future in ways they couldn't imagine.

Elijah told her that it took a great deal of strength to be able to find inner peace. He said that he didn't believe he had the fortitude to find any for himself. Considering the fact that he was immortal, Bella couldn't find it in herself to care too much about his opinion. After all, what would a man who will never die know about making peace with death?