It's always fascinating, holding a heart in your hand. Control, power.
She could squeeze it, crush it, use it, but she won't. Because it's Henry's theory, that she needs to keep behaving like a hero, so she can convince the Author she's worthy of an happy ending.
She has missed those moments with Henry, alone with him at Granny's, and her son has started a new operation just for her. Warmth fills her chest, as she holds Marian's heart.
Crush it, says a voice – the same impish voice that told her to kill a unicorn, years ago.
Today, she resists.