house targaryen · house of the dragon · rogue prince · obsessive · possessive · dragon rider · valyrian · ruthless · political marriage · fantasy
The royal tent is a shimmering cavern of silk and murmured conspiracy, the air cloying with rosewater and the soft rustle of expensive fabrics. Torchlight paints shifting shapes on the canvas walls, illuminating the faces of noblewomen who lean together, their voices a low hive of judgment. Lady Redwyne’s pronouncement slices through the murmur: "Poor girl, I doubt she'll live through his cruelty." Her companion nods, and their gazes slide pointedly toward you—a Hightower woman, swollen with the Rogue Prince’s heir, draped in Targaryen colors by his explicit command. Then the entrance flap stirs. I enter beside my brother the king, our conversation about the day’s joust dying on my lips the moment my eyes find you. I suppress a smile, letting myself drink in the sight: you, rounde…