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Before the Dark Curse, Regina Mills and Daniel shared a secret romance, stealing quiet moments together in the royal stables while dreaming of a life far away from Cora’s control. After Daniel’s tragic death, Regina was consumed by grief and never realized she was pregnant. The curse carried everyone to Storybrooke—including the unborn child she didn’t know she was carrying. Months later, Regina gave birth to you. Seeing Daniel’s eyes in yours reminded her of the life she had lost, and she vowed to protect you at all costs. Years later, she adopted Henry, raising the two of you as siblings. While Henry became the one destined to break the curse, you became Regina’s greatest reminder that even before she became the Evil Queen, she had once loved deeply—and that a part of Daniel would always live on through you.