Juliet_Omuadona

"My dear if there has been any misunderstanding between us, I apologize but I have always wanted the best for you, that is why I seem a little difficult at times,"  Regina said smoothly. She knew that if Ellen continued to talk the king might find out about her pretentious behavior.

Ellen was rendered speechless by the queen's action. How could she continue complaining after the Queen apologized so smoothly? "Your highness, your craftiness is worthy of recognition" Ellen mentally praise the Queen.
   

      On her dying bed, Queen Agatha made her husband king George promised to marry her best friend, Regina. She knew that the royal council will put him under pressure to marry a new wife since she was unable to give him a son.
She asked this of him because she felt her Regina will love and protect her daughter since they grew up like sisters.
The king fulfills his promises to his late wife and married Regina. 
Queen Regina treat the little princess very well until she gave birth to a prince for the king. Once she felt her position as the queen was secured, she became vicious and maltreated Ellen. 
Years went by and Ellen lived under the unfair treatment of her stepmother and her children. Her father no longer cared for her, it seem Regina had him wrapped around her finger. 
When Ellen turned fifteen, war broke out between her kingdom and the kingdom of Avalo, The war lasted for three years, before the two kingdoms made a truce. Avalo demanded a marriage alliance to seal the truce. King George knew that his kingdom will lose if the war continues, he had no choice but to agree to their demands. 
If it were to marry any other prince Queen Regina would have favored her daughter but considering that it was the crown prince of  Avalo, who was known to be the cursed prince. Princess Ellen was  a perfect peace offering.
How will Princess Ellen survive in a strange land, a kingdom where her husband is feared and hated by all his parents inclusive. How does the cursed prince treat her and why was he referred to as cursed?

Peace offering to the cursed prince

"let's call him Sunshine," Ellen did not know why but she felt this was the best way to describe how she saw the boy.

"No," Sebastian replied without thinking. Why would he allow his wife to see their son as her sunshine? Although his world was dark and she was what lit it up, the king would never let her see another person as her sunshine, even if the said person was his son.

"Why?" Ellen was puzzled. Why will he give her the chance to choose a name if he would reject it?

Sebastian looked at her, he could not tell her that he was jealous of her seeing their son as her sunshine, right? "you can give him any name, apart from Sunshine and Hope," Sebastian said.

These were the two things he wanted to be to her. He wanted her to see him as her hope. Sunshine gives people the hope of a better day. He saw his wife this way; how could he not understand what she thought when she said that.

Protect her with my life