What if Belle''s mother cursed the Beast? Belle longs to escape her provincial town to find adventure, but her father won''t leave. He''s waiting for her mother to return - a mother Belle can''t remember. But when Belle''s father is taken prisoner by a terrifying Beast, she offers to take his place to save his life. Belle finds the Beast''s enchanted rose, and when she touches it, images flood her mind with memories of the mother she believed she would never see again. Stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the Enchantress who cursed the castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast must work together to unravel a dark mystery about their families.