Anya use to live a simple life on a farm, but it all changes when she becomes the wife of an emperor. Her life will just be the beginning. When the curse is put on her, Anya's new name in this new world is Anastasia.
Neal doesn't die and Emma chooses him, but he isn't the man she fell in love with. He becomes abusive and talks Emma into leaving town with him. Years later Emma returns, but she isn't the same person she was when she left. She's broken, and it's up to her family to try and put the pieces back together.