One lie. One child. One kingdom forever changed. On the night Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen swore before gods and men that nothing had happened between her and Prince Daemon, she carried a secret no one-not even she-knew existed. Born into whispers and raised as the daughter of Laenor Velaryon, the firstborn princess grows to become the heart of House Targaryen. As old rivalries threaten to divide the realm, she refuses to let ambition destroy the family she loves. In a world where history expected fire and blood, perhaps all it ever needed was one dragon willing to choose peace. An alternate universe where the Dance of the Dragons never comes to pass, old Valyria's traditions endure, and House Targaryen remains united.

Left to die out in the cold forest of King's Landing, a baby girl only a few days old, was rescued and taken in by Criston Cole, a knight of Queen Alicent. Her name was now Vera Cole. She was now Criston's daughter. Growing up, she was raised along side the Targaryen princes.

**Gods to Men** They say that when a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin. Rhaella Targaryen caught it. Born as the first child of Princess Rhaenyra and Laenor Velaryon, Rhaella grows up believing one truth above all others: dragonlords were never meant to live like ordinary men. While her family tears itself apart over crowns, succession, and pride, she studies the histories of Old Valyria, sits in the Small Council before she is old enough to wear a sword, and bonds with Vhalaris the Quiet-an ancient dragon forgotten by history itself. As the Dance of the Dragons begins, every loss reshapes her. A father. Brothers. Grandparents. Dragons. Kingdoms. Piece by piece, the realm convinces Rhaella that the greatest weakness of House Targaryen was never its enemies-it was that its own blood forgot what it was. The Greens call Rhaenyra a pretender. The Blacks call her their queen. Rhaella calls them all fools. For while kings and queens wage war over a throne forged from swords, she sees something far more precious dying: the last legacy of Old Valyria. This is not the story of a heroine. It is the story of a princess who watches gods become men-and decides she never will.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. Deianira Targaryen has lived her whole life as a shadow, a ghost hidden from the world that burned her house to ash. Torn from her refuge across the Narrow Sea, she is forced into the heart of the Red Keep - disguised, nameless, surrounded by her family's enemies. But ghosts cannot hide forever. Whispers of a silver-haired girl spread through the city. Jaime Lannister hunts her, Cersei plots, and even the brother she came to save may not be the ally she hoped for. To survive, Aelira must decide whether to keep running... or claim the fire and face the lions in their den. - Ser Jaime Lannister X Fem OC Robb Stark x Fem OC - Started: 11/06/25 Finished: Yet to be confirmed -