You Are Not A Monster

The last thing that Regina Mills ever wanted was to marry the King, but after a terrible murder by her own mother's hand, she is forced to become Queen. Wandering the castle miserably, learning magic from Rumpelstiltskin, her heart is not as soft as it once was. Until one night while she is walking through the castle, a young girl runs into her.

Shilo just wanted a family, someone who would not hurt her, but to her young mind, that is impossible, all the child ever feels is pain, until the scared thirteen year old runs away from her foster mother, and seeks shelter inside of the castle to flee from the guards chasing her. She plans to leave as soon as day breaks, until she runs straight into the Queen.