Taerys Targaryen never expected to become Daemon’s wife, but their arranged marriage proves far more genuine than either anticipated. As affection quietly grows between them, the people closest to Taerys begin confronting uncomfortable feelings of their own. Rhaenyra sees the marriage she never thought she could have. Alicent sees the tenderness she was never taught to expect. Neither wants to resent Taerys for being happy. But happiness has a way of making old wounds ache. And Daemon? He has never been particularly good at pretending Taerys doesn’t matter to him.