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86.157.127.0 wrote: Belle loves Rumple while Cora "loved" the Dark Ones power. ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Cora loved Rumplestiltskin, because he was the Dark One. She loved his power, more than him. Belle loves Rumplestiltskin, for the man he is underneath.

lol, I think she really loved him. That's the reason she riped out her heart. If she didn't love him, she would have just abandom him *without* riping her own heart out :)