Regina is seen as your typical popular-high-school-flirt. Known cheerleader and president of the drama club, and straight-A grade record- Regina plasters on a smile and alter-ego happy personality every day. No one sees the girl behind the curtain, not even her sister, Zelena. No one sees the harsh and cruel acts of her abusive mother, or the frequent sexual assault at the hands of her boyfriend, Daniel. The only person who truly understood Regina was her late father, Henry, but instead died when she was 11.
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One day, new neighbor, Emma Swan, meets Regina, and the two immediately converse. Regina feels as if she can tell Emma anything- and finds herself uncontrollably in love. Emma's parents adore Regina, even accept and approve of her and Emma's growing relationship.
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The story is close to the opposite for Regina; Cora nearly disowns her daughter, and doesn't even believe in her as family, and Daniel hardly reacts in a better way.
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Will Regina and Emma's relationship survive?
After a brutal past between Emma and Regina, will they ever find a common ground again? Learn to forgive. Learn to forget. Learn to love again. But is all that simple?
Emma is far from home for a long time, until suddenly her presence is known, tension flows through the whole town and there's one thing blocking freedom. Secrecy.