She was married to a king.

The new queen had never wanted to be separated from her but her marriage took away her freedom, her maidenhood and the person she had loved since she was a child

“Hey! I was just looking for you” The young queen intercepted you in a hallway of the castle “Do you have a free moment? I was wondering if you want to have tea with me”

Alicent smiled until her cheeks hurt, ignoring the fact that you had been deliberately ignoring her