Chapter 294

• Knock, knock, knock! Three pounding knocks were heard behind a light gray door Portland's Inn.
• "Alright! I'm coming. Hold your horses, will you?" Belle pulled the door open, twisting the knob. "Regina?" Her eyes grow wide at the sight of the older woman, with tears running down her cheeks, black from her mascara. Belle scans the hallway, poking her head out like a turtle out of its shell before she's focusing on Regina again. "What's wrong?"
• Regina threw herself into Belle's arms in a tight hug that Belle confusingly gave back. She weeped into the girl's shoulder, practically allowing her body to shake.