Queen Regina seemed to be miserable. The beloved King Leopold and his precious daughter, Princess Snow White, were the apple of each other’s eye, but Regina was trapped in an unhappy marriage. The Genie, whom the King had discovered and granted his freedom, noticed Regina’s plight and fell in love with her. Queen Regina had an extremely venomous snake brought to her and told The Genie she planned to have the snake bite her since death was preferable to her life as Queen. He refused to let her go through with it and instead used the snake to murder King Leopold. The Genie assumed that meant the two of them could be together, but the whole thing had been part of Regina’s plan. The snake was from the same land as The Genie, meaning the guards would capture him and Regina would be innocent and free to rule as Queen. He used a wish to become her Magic Mirror and she pretended to be heartbroken at the King’s death. She had eliminated one enemy, but there was still one left....
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