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Antony Gold or Rumpelstiltskin looked at Cora Mills as she lay in the hospital bed. Focusing his magic he snapped his fingers and she stirred slightly. A few moments later she opened her eyes rapidly blinking to focus her eyes.

She looked at Gold who gave her a small smile walking to the table and pouring a cup of water for her. Cora just watched him as he walked over to her and handed her the water. "Poison?" Her voice was wispy as he chuckled slightly.

"No dearie it is just water, but we both know you won't live long with your heart." Gold pointed out as she took a few sips.

"Yes, maybe a day at most, I can feel the darkness already taking over." Cora breathed as Gold looked at her sadly.

"You could ask your granddaughter, she is quite the powerful little witch." Gold pointed out placing a hand where his scar was.

"Maybe it is better like this, I have hurt too many people for too many years." Gold didn't say anything as he touched her forearm. "I can feel the love I have for you, still as strong as the day I removed my heart." It was a whisper of a confession that had Rumpelstiltskin smiling.

"I was angry at you for so many years for choosing him, choosing Henry." Gold sneered as Cora gave a small chuckle before taking another sip of the room temperature liquid.

"I never loved him and I guess I paid for that because nearly every day I had a reminder of you. A small reminder of what I gave up, a reminder of the happiness we could have had." Cora breathed as Gold looked at her slightly puzzled. "Regina," Cora whispered out. "She is your daughter."

"What?"

"Regina she is our child. I found out I was pregnant the day after I gave you my heart." Gold stared at her disbelieving the words she spoke.

"You lie." He nearly hisses as she laughs out.

"I am on my death bed Rumple, what do I have to lie about?" It was a dry humor to her words but a seriousness that Gold couldn't shake.

"She doesn't know?"

"No, she hasn't a clue, I let her foolishly believe that weak man was her father." Cora breathes taking another sip of the water.

"Why did you keep this from me?"

"I knew that you would have claimed her, you would have wanted to raise her. At the time I wanted her to have what I didn't, I wanted her to have power, to be loved by all, to be a Queen." Cora spoke as Gold didn't say anything.

"I was in love with you, I would have done anything for you Rumple. I made a choice, and looking back on it, maybe it wasn't the right one, but I made it."

"I used her, my own daughter, in a plot to get back my son. It is ironic in some sense." Gold reflected as he looked at Cora. "Are you going to tell her?"

"I don't know." Cora whispered not meeting his eyes.

"I will, if you don't."

"Maybe that is why I am telling you. So you can right my wrongs done to our daughter. Protect her with the trials that she may face."

"She is a grown woman Cora."

"That may be but there is something coming Rumple, something that has to do with her daughter, our granddaughter. You must protect them, we owe Regina that for the hardships we've caused her." Gold didn't say anything as he thought about the things in the past.

It was a constant one-upping match between them in the past. He'd take something of hers, she would do the same in return. Until she'd taken Belle, he'd thought for sure the woman had left him for good. Only to find that Regina had her in a stasis here, so he'd tried to kill her, his daughter. The thought disgusted him, there were signs, he should have known.

Regina was a natural at magic, her magic flowed freely even if it was limited by her hatred and desire for revenge. She had the potential to be great, better than her wicked sister.

"How do you know that something is coming for Isabel?" Gold decided to ask.

"I could feel it when she used her magic to heal you. That amount of magic use, it called out to something or someone. She is being pursued by outside forces and they are strong." Cora explained as a nurse caught her eye. The woman was in shock as she momentarily stared.

"We have company." Cora muttered just as the woman walked in and began to check her vitals.

"I will inform our daughter that you are awake and of your condition." Gold spoke as Cora nodded beginning to feel annoyed at the woman as she wrapped something around her arm and put something on her finger that made a machine beep obnoxiously.

"Protect them Rumple." Cora whispered as he turned around to leave but nodded to let her know that he'd heard her.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Sorry for any spelling and grammatical errors. Also, I like the idea of Gold's first name being Antony. So I made it so. Please let me know what you think of this chapter. I was on the edge about this one and the next one that will be up in a few days! Thanks for continuing to stick with it and enjoy it!