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He is fire; she dreads the flame.

Naerys Velaryon, firstborn of Rhaenyra Targaryen, bears the blood of the dragon yet carries a curse that sets her apart: a terror of fire. When her mother's claim hung by a thread, she was bound in childhood to her uncle, Aemond Targaryen - a union forged not of love, but as the price exacted for the loss of his eye.

Ten years later, Naerys returns to King's Landing to fulfill her duty. Yet her betrothed is no longer the boy she once knew: Aemond is vengeance made flesh, as sharp and unforgiving as the blade he wields. In a court ruled by treachery, where oaths shatter as swiftly as they are sworn, they must set aside their grievances... if only to seize what they both covet: the Iron Throne.

And in the game they are forced to play, hatred may prove the only thing more perilous than desire.

*The cover for this fic was made by me entirely, including the art.*
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