Once Upon a Time: Shadows of Belief (Book 2)
Six months have passed since the Shadow was defeated and Storybrooke was restored. Families are whole again, long-lost heroes have returned, and for the first time in years, hope feels possible. But beneath the surface of happy endings lies a deeper truth: belief has consequences.
The magic that resurrected Robin Hood and reunited loved ones also shattered the balance of the realms. Untold stories bleed into reality, twisting familiar faces into dark reflections. And in the silence of the woods, a new Dark One rises Peter Pan, reborn with powers beyond anything Rumplestiltskin ever wielded.
As Henry, Regina, Emma, and their family struggle to protect the fragile peace, the next generation Lucy, Robyn, Alice, Clara, Jin, and Leo must face a terrifying truth: every story set free creates ripples, and some tales were never meant to be told.
And standing between light and darkness is Eve an alternate version of Regina, born from the balance of the stories themselves. Is she the key to saving the realms... or a reminder that some echoes of the past carry shadows of their own?
With allies divided and villains returning in unexpected forms, the heroes will learn that shadows don't simply vanish when the light shines they grow deeper. And this time, the battle is not for a single town, but for the very heart of storytelling itself.
Every ending is a beginning. Every belief has a price. And the darkest story is still waiting to be written.
