I don't quite remember but if there was something it was definitely not love but affection like you said, and it quickly died, Helena knew her place and the authority he had on her, she was just trapped.
Yeah exactly!!! she couldn't say anything, just do what the others wanted, now Helena is trapped in a marriage with someone she doesn't love, its sad, i wish she could have a happy ending too ╥﹏╥
In some ways she now also has an authority over him and is no longer trapped under his, at least not as much as before since she's the empress now, it's sad that she's still with him but she no longer needs to humor him like before. And to be honest I don't think there's a better karma for that trash than his "precious person" acting just like his mother, which was his reason to hate the og Eris in the first place, and "liking" Helena too, coz he thought she was just a simple-minded and easy to control girl (︶︿︶)＝凸
This is her version of "happy" since she no longer has to pretend to be ignorant and now has power. Before, she was helpless under the power struggle in high society. With her being in this position, the prince can't do with her what he wants anymore
Did Helena really loved Alec in first place? Maybe affecion, but love? I don't think so
I think that maybe her mother was greedy and wanted the daughter to be the future empress, and i don't think the late empress really like Helena too, for her Helena was just a tool.
For me the only person that Helena truly liked and cared about was Eris, otherwise she wouldn't give her life like that. And now Helena is not just a blind innocent girl. I dont know... maybe i'm just thinking too much