I know this one is shorter than usual but its just a filler chapter. I have the next one planned out already and it'll be much longer. Thank you so much guys for reading and being so patient with me.

Chapter 14 Don't Be Afraid

She was in and out of consciousness. It could have been for hours or even days but each time Regina woke up she could tell she was in the basement of some house. It wasn't until she was finally able to stay awake did she get a chance to fully assess the situation and where she was at. It was dark and cold and her clothes were wet from lying on the damp floor. Heavy shackles adjourned her wrists and her magic was being contained by the cuff. She sat up, her head pounding from where the bastard had hit her. Her hair was matted and sticky from where the blood had dried.

She couldn't believe it was him.

Rowan Black, former leader of her blackguard. He used to be in Leopold's army and was one of many that had converted to her side after she became the Evil Queen.

He was vicious, dark, and ruthless and that was the reason Regina had hired him. He was also her personal guard until he started to get obsessed with her. One night he had gotten her alone, tried to take what wasn't his and of course she punished him for it. He was no match for her magic. She tore out his heart, stripped him of his titles and forced him to work in the stables where he mucked dirty stalls all day. As long as she held his heart he couldn't hurt her. Only now that they were back in Storybrooke for the second time, he had his heart. His cold dark heart had been returned to him along with many others when Snow White had cast her own dark curse.

Fear crept up her spine, making her tremble. She was powerless and she was afraid of him now that she had no way of protecting herself. She struggled against her restraints, desperately pulling at the shackles.

It wasn't until she heard footsteps right outside the door then she stopped. She froze in fear as the door opened and finally became face to face with the man who had been terrorizing her.

"Well look who's finally awake," he sneered, his cold dark brown eyes looking her up and down. He was a big man, well fit with a muscular build. He had dark hair and his eyes were an open window too how insane and blood thirsty he truly was. If she hadn't been lost in her need for revenge back then, she would have realized how dangerous this man really was.

"Black," she growled out, her anger suddenly outweighing the fear in that moment. Her magic fought to get out and her eyes shinned purple for a quick moment as it manifested inside her with nowhere to go. "Let me go now and your death will be quick and painless, because if you don't I will find a way to kill you and believe me you will suffer!"

"See your temper still remains my Queen," he chuckled, kneeling before her and she leaned back against the wall, trying to put as much distance between them as she possibly can. It was no use because he reached out, roughly grabbing her face and forcing her to look at him. "You belong to me now and once we're away from this place and away from her, then you'll truly love me."

Regina paled at those words and he grinned at the fear he saw in her eyes.

"Do you honestly think we could be together in a place where your magic is a threat? Where you could continue to betray me with that blonde witch!"

"Leave her out of this," she threatened, trying to look every bit of the Evil Queen that she once was, but Rowan wasn't fazed by the act. No, instead he grew serious, tracing her lips with his thumb. Her stomach rolled in disgust and she shuddered at the unwanted touch.

"Soon she will be nothing but an unpleasant memory."

Regina violently pulled away from him in disgust and he stood, looking down at her.

"It's not going to work. You don't know Emma Swan and she will find you."

"We'll see," he sneered and then he was gone, locking the door and leaving her in her dark prison.

Emma was frantic. She saw red and David was the one to calm her enough to take her back to the station. They needed to do a background check on the owner of the stables, find out who he was in the Enchanted Forest. While David and Snow attempted to figure out this stalker once and for all, Emma was going to do a locator spell on Regina.

She could only hope it wasn't too late.

She desperately tried to remember what Regina had taught her about tracking spells. She needed an object that had belong to the brunette so she drove back to the mansion. She guessed it was safe to go back now that the stalker finally had what he wanted… Regina.

She swore darkly under her breath as she parked in front of the house and stomped angrily out of the car. If this psycho so much as harmed a hair on Regina's head… there would be hell to pay.

She picked the lock and the moment she stepped inside, she hated the feeling of being there without Regina or even Henry. It was quiet… that eerie kind of quiet that made the hair on the back of her neck stand. She didn't even know where to start and she just stood in the foyer while all her emotions came crashing down on her at once. Tears streamed down her face. Hot angry tears and her stomach rolled with so much worry it made her feel sick.

She felt her magic surging through her veins and everything around her shook, causing everything to crash to the floor.

"Bring her back!" she cried, yelling into the walls of the house. "She's someone's mother! You bring her back to me!" She fell to her knees, her body shaking with agonizing sobs and the walls of the mansion finally stilled. It was no use screaming out and hoping the guy would hear her. She knew he wasn't in the house.

The apple was what caught her attention amidst the wreckage of the house. Furniture was on the floor along with broken glass. The bowl of apples had fallen and one had rolled over to Emma.

She picked it up and stood. The apple glowed as she enchanted it with the locator spell. She could only hope her magic would come at her command when she needed it to.

"I'm coming, Regina," she whispered, walking outside and following the bright red apple to where Regina was waiting.

She tried accessing her magic through the cuff. She gave it all she had but no matter how hard she tried, the cuff was impenetrable. So Regina tried struggling against the restraints and screaming for help, hoping that someone would hear her.

It only made things worse.

Black had stormed in, his eyes angry and cruel. He smacked hard across the face. The impact of the hit sent her to the floor. She looked at him, her eyes cold like the Evil Queen she had once been. She was seething as she sat up again, her cheek stinging from the abuse.

"You won't get away with this," she growled at him and he only chuckled menacingly as he shoved a rag into her mouth. She screamed through the bounds and the fucker had the decency to laugh.

"No one will hear you your majesty," he said and she stopped, breathing heavily through her nose as she looked up at him with nothing but hatred.

She didn't like the look in his eyes or the way he seemed to scan her body with that sick lustful gaze. She knew what he wanted and she desperately tried scooting back the moment his hand possessively reached out and caressed her cheek.

"We're going to be so happy together," he said seriously this time and she shivered in fear. Her stomach rolled with disgust as his thumb traced the scar on her lip. "We'll create our own happy ending together."

Emma was part of her happy ending.

She realized it now. She realized how much she had grown to care for the woman that showed up on her doorstep a few short years ago. She couldn't give up. She couldn't lose hope that Emma will somehow find her because that's what Emma did. She found people.

She violently pulled away from his touch.

"We'll be having none of that my Queen," he threatened pushing her back and she cried out when her head smacked against the damp floor. He straddle her, his body practically crushing her as he removed the gag and forced her into a kiss. She desperately struggled, feeling the urge to vomit as he forced his tongue into her mouth. He grinded himself against her center and she let out a fearful sob. "Unfortunately we don't have time," he chuckled at her petrified response and she yelled out in pain when he left a possessive bite on her neck.

He shoved the gag back into her mouth.

"We'll have plenty of time for some lovemaking once we're out of this town," he told her as he pulled out a syringe from his jacket pocket. He could see the fear in her eyes and she tried pushing herself away from him.

"Don't be afraid," he told her, his eyes flashing sinisterly as he held up the needle to her. "This is the same muscle relaxant Khan drugged your drink with at the diner the night he and his thugs attacked you. I need you as quiet as possible on this trip."

He injected it into her arm and she could feel her body going limp. She couldn't move, couldn't even scream and the tears were flowing down her cheeks. She was scared. He was taking her out of town and she could only hope Emma would find her before she was lost to the outside world.