1919 England, Emma Cassidy, wife of a baronet, finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage after the war leaves her husband, Neal, paralyzed from the waist down and unable to produce an heir.
Despite the obstacles, she sticks by her husband's side at Goldby Hall, his family's estate, but when she meets former army lieutenant and Neal's aloof gamekeeper, Killian Jones, she feels curiously drawn to his distant blue eyes and quiet demeanor.
At first, she seeks him out for reprieve from her soulless, mundane existence at Goldby Hall, but what starts out as purely physical quickly turns into more than either of them expects.
But Emma is a baronetess, wife of an aristocrat and Killian is a working class servant. Their love affair is frowned upon, and she risks losing her title, her wealth and her position in the world by being with him. But she is determined to get her happy ending with the man she loves. Even if it means losing everything else in the process.
Killian Jones has finally gotten his revenge on Rumplestilskin for killing his beloved. After spending three hundred years in Neverland, Killian finally finds out a way to get the Dark One Dagger.
But there is always a price to pay.
Killian turns into the magical monster he's always hated.
Once turning into the Dark One, he builds his own life near the sea, picking up where Rumplestilskin left off. Making deals and betraying innocent people. His old pirate life left behind, Killian becomes miserable. He's sick and tired of feeling alone. Up all night every night, not knowing what to do with his life.
But everything changes when he rescues Emma Swan.
(Six Part Short Story)