Perfect Life. Perfect Lie.

Every young person needs someone to look up to, someone to admire, someone just to be there for them, someone who understands them. For 16 year old Regina Mills that was Princess Adeline. Ada was everything Regina wanted to be, at the same time though she wasn't. They bonded over their similar opinions of royal & high society life, both wanting to leave and do more with their lives. Only Ada had a ring on her finger, a young daughter, a loving but distant husband and a peaceful kingdom holding her back, and a dark secret pushing her forwards. So her dreams, aspirations & passions were passed on to teenage Regina. So when Ada mysteriously disappeared Regina was determined to find her, even if it meant breaking a few promises, as she tried to solve the mystery with various clues Ada's family and palace servants seem to have. Regina spends many years on the journey until they are reunited. When finally in the grown eyes of Regina, the dark secret was finally out in the open. The thing that revealed Ada's perfect life, to be a perfect lie.