WritingCamp + A Royal Affair

Step One - 1. A baby is saved from death by the queen of a kingdom 2. The King and Queen's biological son hates the rescued princess 3. The princess grows up to be beautiful 4. The prince begins falling for the princess 5. The two begin a love affair despite their arranged marriage Step Two - A young baby girl from a peasant family is saved from execution by the benevolent queen Katherine. Given the baby's lucky break the queen names her Miracle. The young prince Marc and the King both despise peasants and seek only to use the princess by forcing her into an arranged marriage in the future. When Miracle reaches eighteen and Marc is twenty-two the two find themselves more attracted to each other and the hatred that once burned missing. They begin an affair. Step Three - Scene One: The King and Queen stand overlooking a crowd that has gathered in the courtyard to witness the trial of a woman and her baby. Due to overpopulation the law only allows families three children and the woman has birthed a fourth baby girl. The crown prince Marc is four years old and has witness his fair share of executions. He glares at the peasants with distaste and waits for his father to sentence the child. Queen Katherine however falls in love for with the baby girl's clear blue eyes, so similiar to the sea surrounding their lands, and golden hair, dirty from her impoverished existence. She begs the King to spare the baby's life and claims her as her own proclaiming her as Princess Miracle. Scene Two: Miracle is now sixteen and has reached a level of beauty known only previously by gods. As she is finally of age the King is planning a ball to arrange a marriage for the young princess. Many royals from surrounding kingdoms have gathered at the castle, and Marc is on the beach with his two best friends Prince Samuel and Prince Celio who have noticed the princess's beauty and tease the prince about it. Marc at this time is also expected to be in search of a bride, but is given to luxury of choice which has been stripped from Miracle. However, despite all of the princesses flaunting around the castle he can't seem to stop himself from stealing glances at the blonde haired beauty that he once despised. Scene Three: After a ball to celebrate the Winter Solstice, Marc stops by Miracle's chambers and finds Miracle struggling with her corset after permitting her maid to spend the night with her family. Marc offers to assist and begins to feel lustful as he unlaces the young woman's corset. Miracle has long since held feelings for the prince, but is unaware that his hatred for her has given way to a much different, more intense feeling. When she turns around and thanks him she sees the dark spark in his eyes and energy flickers between them until they are unable to resist their desires another moment and give in to their passions.