Preface

Regina Mills has wanted nothing more than a happy ending. Being with Daniel, killing Snow White, and most recently, Robin Hood. Daniel is dead, the Snow White thing didn't exactly pan out, and now Robin Hood has been killed. Hope is a powerful thing, and Regina can't seem to keep it for long. Evie's life has been in a near-constant state of turmoil for about 2 years, ever since she and her friends had moved to Auradon. Then Mal turned her mom into a lizard, Mal ran away to the Isle, Ben was kidnapped, they all fought Uma's pirate crew to get Ben back, Uma attacked Cotillion, Hades almost escaped, Audrey went crazy-evil, Mal lied about a bunch of stuff, and then basically took all the credit for all the work Uma, Ben, and Evie had been doing to integrate the Isle into Auradon. Evie was still bitter about that. Oh, and Mal and Ben got engaged. And Evie had started dating Doug. Uma and Evie also became official ambassadors to the Isle. Then, Mal and Ben got married, Evie broke up with Doug, and Uma, Jay, Gil, and the whole pirate crew went sailing around the world for a few months. During that time, Mal and Ben got divorced and Mal left Auradon. The pirate crew is finally back, but Evie can barely appreciate having her friends at home. All in all, Evie feels like her entire life has been turned upside down, and now someone is shaking it violently, trying to make her fall off. But hope is a powerful thing... And who knew that Evie's and Regina's unlikely sources of hope would bring them together, and reveal an old, festering lie. Well... 6 lies. Lies that have caused so much pain and suffering over the years, it's long past time for them to finally be brought into the light.