She was attracted to Stefan right away.
He projected this…light, this beautiful light that just made her curious, made her trust him.
Fairies could do that. Feel the soul of a person. They could find their soul mates trough this very special power. And Maleficent thought she had found it in Stefan. She could feel it, her soul trembling inside her body, trying to reach out to Stefan´s. She had never felt that before.
But she was wrong.
Stefan was nothing more than a coward. A thief. A monster.
When she went to the party that night and saw him again, she realized that the light was there no more. She didn´t feel a thing. He was empty.
But the child.
The baby had the brightest soul she had ever seen in her life.
She didn't pay attention to it, though, she was there for revenge, and so the casted the curse.
The light didn't fade; it grew stronger with each day. It grew with the little beastie and Maleficent couldn't help getting more attached as days passed by.
That was when Maleficent decided to stop ignoring it and thought about why did this happened.
And she thought until she understood.
She felt attracted to Stefan´s soul, not because of Stefan himself, but because of Aurora. Her soul. Their connection was so strong that it reached through and showed from her father even before she was born. That´s why she had shared that strong bond with him. Because of her. She hadn't even been born but she was already stealing her heart.