Prologue: Shadows and Mirrors
The curse of the shattered sight is finally broken and the townsfolk had gathered in the main streets to seek for the people they hold dear to their heart. The dwarves are goofing with one another, making fun of how silly they tried to kill each other. This is the scene that Snow, David and Regina witnessed as they rushed on the main street of Storybrooke. It was such a relief to see everyone safe from harm. Regina was even moved to tears when she saw her son, Henry, running to her side unscathed.
"Henry!" Regina breathe out as she saw her son rushing at her direction
"Mom!" Henry muttered as he gasped for air to fill his lungs that almost collapsed from running.
Then once he reached the woman that raised him as if he was her own, he immediately hugged her as if he was clinging for his dear life.
He is well aware that it was just a short while that he was cursed, but it felt good to be in the safe arms of his mother. If only Regina had not let go from their embrace, Henry wouldn't have not noticed Emma's presence, who's like him, had just let go from her mother's embrace.
Seeing everyone so happy made Regina believe again that somehow - some way - she is not doomed to suffer. For the first time she believe that she's just few steps away from her happiness. For the first time in a very long time she had one thing she thought she had lost... HOPE.
Hiding in the shadows, not far from the cheering crowd hides a man who had spent his cursed self, seeking for a woman who had took advantage of his foolish obsession with love. If not for his affection - or more likely blind obsession - for that woman, he may have concocted hundred different ways to taunt torture and kill the woman who made him the man he is today - or better yet - the monster he turned out to be.
After all he knows all her weakness.
He knows how to break her in a way she could never recover.
He just chose not to.
She is his true love and hell shall freeze over if she'll end up with someone else.
He had more than enough sacrifice to let a low-life bandit to take his place in the life of his queen.
He knows her more than anyone else.
He knows the meaning of every glare, every smile and even the cryptic messages that her lips utter.
She belongs to him and he belongs to her. All he needed to do is make her realize that and he knows exactly what to do.
Regina is his true love... and soon enough... they will be together for the rest of eternity and he knows who to seek to make that possible.
With these final thoughts, Sydney left his hiding place to put his plans into action...
TO BE CONTINUED...
I know this is quite a short introduction for an ff story... But since Sydney Glass betrayed Regina and with his last words to the Queen this story has been running in my head over and over again... so I indulged myself to finally give it a shot.. hope you like it.. :)
Thank you very much or reading!