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Regina was sick and tired. She had been in one half of a loveless marriage for three years now to an emotionless King, a king that would only show his true self behind the curtains and show no mercy. Every night since her wedding the king came into her bed chamber, drunk of course and forced himself upon her against her wish. She longed for the nights that his selfish daughter, Snow White, would come into her room and ask to sleep with her as a nightmare invaded her dreams or sometimes when either of them were ill... It made Regina sick that she had to turn to her stepdaughter, the girl that practically killed her only chance at life with love, Real love, True love, to save her. She had so many scars from when he abused her when she declined his request for love causing her to wear more and more clothing to cover them up so no one would get suspicious. Especially Snow.

Regina went to bed earlier today because the Annual Spring Ball was on and that meant that the king would be very drunk and abusive tonight so she told him that she wasn't feeling well and left for her room hoping Leopold wouldn't disturb her tonight. She was sleeping peacefully and dreaming about the times that she used to share with Daniel. Riding in the open fields with not a care in the would as they sat down under a tree for a picnic when they looked up spotting shooting stars and making wishes when suddenly she was rudely awoken from her dream when the King slapped her across the face.

"Wake up, Maiden!"

She was so startled and barely awake to what was happening until she smelt the wine and rum that he had been drinking coming of his breath. He pull her long, beautiful brown hair and dragged her to the end of the bed.

"Please don't do this! Not tonight!" She begged by this took no affect on his plans for the night.

"Shut up, witch!"

He picked her up kicking and screaming heading towards his bed chamber.

"Shut up! You will wake Snow!" He said in a harsh whisper.

Once they reached his bed chamber he pushed Regina on the bed and shut his heavy door. Regina, now used to his routine, laid on the bed helpless as she remember what would happen if she were to go against his orders. He ripped off her night gown and started un doing his pants and taking off his shirt. He started raping her here and then.

"You know, I liked it better when you pleaded for your innocence, when you screamed out for... What was his name, oh Daniel, to come and save you but he is DEAD Regina! He is gone! He is in the ground rotting and you will never see him again!"

A warm tear slid down her face. Even though he was used to him saying these things it was like a blow to the face to her every time.

"You know what? I want you to scream my name, Regina. I want you to scream that you love me! That you want me!"

Regina sat there, naked with tears streaming down her face saying nothing.

"SAY IT!" He yelled and slapped her across the face leaving a deep scratch that let a warm stream of blood down her face from his ring.

"I love you." She said with no emotion at all.

He punch her in the stomach making her loose her breath.

"LOUDER!"

"I love you!" She said with angry tears streaming down her face.

For another hour he kept raping her until he finally decide that he was done. He was so tired and drunk that he feel asleep on the bed still naked with a broken Regina laying uncared for on the ground. She pulled herself up and limped to her bedroom where she collapsed on the ground. She wanted to escape! She needed to escape! She decided that she was going to in the morning and take Snow with her. As much as she hated the girl she couldn't leave her with a father like that. Who knows? When she is gone he might just start raping her as well and she wouldn't wish that fate upon her worst enemy, a 24 young, year old girl with her life ahead of her stuck with a sexist pig almost 3 times her own age! She walked over to her balcony of her winter castle and looked out to the ocean with the moon reflecting upon it. It was beautiful. She has always been fascinated with the water, the type of creatures that live in it and what lies far over the sunset. Another land maybe? An island? She will never know... She was leaning on the railing when a small voice came from next to her.

"What happened to you?" It was Snow! Regina had completely forgotten the state that the king had left her in. She had blood running down her left cheek with a bruise surrounding the deep cut and she had bruises up her arms, legs and neck. Some of her blood had also ran into the white nightgown, staining it. Snow had never noticed these as Regina always manged to cover them up but since she was in a Summer nightgown, there was no chance of these scars going unnoticed.

Snow's sudden presence had scared Regina so much that she immediately put all her weight onto the railing which little did she know was not steady at all. The railing started getting looser and looser and started falling when Regina finally realized the consequences of her actions. She started falling backwards when Snow started yelling and grabbing for her hand.

"REGINA!" She yelled as loud as she could. Snow quickly grabbed Regina's hand but most of her body was almost completely off the platform and she was now holding for her life.

"Help! Someone help me!" Snow yelled. While Regina was screaming. Snow was only twelve so she obviously couldn't hold a 24 for long and her hand started slipping.

"HELP!" She screamed at the top of her lungs but Regina had already started slipping too far. Snow lost her grip and let go. Regina started falling the large drop to her likely death which was a good 130 metres. It was funny how free she felt when the wind was blowing in her face.. She felt young and innocent again but the water was getting closer and closer. She could faintly hear Snows pleads for help. Regina was extremely close to the water now.

'Im coming Daniel.' She thought just before she plunged into the water and everything went black.