Mal is living a lie. Her boyfriend is too wrapped up in his duties to notice she is drowning, pushed under by the pressure of interviews with the press and societal expectations. Put simply - she is not ready to be a queen. Her every move is followed, analysed, and heavily scrutinised, and the pressure is crushing her. What happens when an old love is let back into her life?

Mal's life at Auradon has just begun. She has the 'perfect' boyfriend, the best friends she could ask for and anything she could have ever wanted. But Mal's heart aches. Aches for something for a different life, her past life. Something that can no longer be. Or can it ? Can a life changing event fuse two broken hearts back into one? "Her eyes fluttered open, taking a second to focus before landing on the pirate's kneeling from. Her breath hitched in her throat." "Harry..."