Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5899967-20141107212749/@comment-24674051-20141114202833

While I don't want to see Belle (or anyone for that matter die), I can see a case for this potential death.

As mentioned, this whole Dark Curse is ultimately something that benefits Rumple, at least it did. And it all worked (more or less) to get Rumple and Bae back to gether, for a short while at least. But, as we all know, ALL magic comes with a price. and the price of the Dark Curse is High. It has already claimed the lives of Henry Sr, Felix, and David (who is literally living on borrowed time). But it's going to claim more, and the next ones are going to be aimed at the one that designed the spell. Neal sacrificed himself to bring Rumple back, and Belle is, at some point, going to be taken out of the picture, removing all the things that Rumple loves (other than himself), and forcing him to embrace the Dark One (something which he has managed to avoid for 300+ years because he has managed to Keep Love alive, as it is the most powerful of magic).