Set between S3 & S4, sequel to "Without the Darkness" but can be read as standalone. Belle and Emma struggle to accept their trauma while someone within Storybrooke targets one of the Four Heroines for a past misdeed. Who is it? Can they band together to save their friends, family and each other? SQ & RB, Angst, explicit sex, family, torture, bits of fluff, feels, the usual.
Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 41 - Words: 173,666 - Reviews: 357 - Favs: 218 - Follows: 170 - Updated: 10/5/2014 - Published: 8/27/2014 - [Emma S., Regina M./The Evil Queen] [Belle/Lacey, Ruby L./Red Riding Hood] - Complete