AmaniHaddock1
She was born with the blood of two houses.
But neither truly wanted her.
Elena Targaryen is a bastard with the dark hair of the North and the violet eyes of Old Valyria. Her mixed blood made her family treat her like an embarrassment. Elena grows up knowing she will never truly belong.
So she stops trying to fit in.
At eighteen, Elena marries Prince Aemond Targaryen-the second son of King Viserys.
Their marriage is arranged, and neither expects love.
Aemond hides his pain behind a cold and ruthless nature. Elena hides hers behind a sharp tongue and a strong heart. Over time, they begin to understand each other.
Slowly, they become more than husband and wife.
They become each other's safe place.
But Elena's life changes when she discovers a hidden cavern deep in the mountains.
Inside waits a dragon believed to have died nearly a century ago.
Icy Viserion.
An ancient dragon with ivory scales, blackened bones, and bright blue fire.
A dragon who was never meant to return.
When Elena touches his ancient skull, the dead dragon awakens.
He chooses her.
And with his return comes an ancient magic that ties his life to Elena's.
As the Dance of the Dragons approaches, Westeros moves closer to war. Alliances fall apart, and the Targaryen family turns against itself.
Elena must survive the court that once rejected her, protect the husband she has grown to love, and fight for the family she chose for herself.
Because Elena Targaryen is no longer the bastard people whisper about.
She is the rider of the dead dragon.
The wife of the One-Eyed Prince.
The mother of a child touched by fire.
And when dragons fill the skies above Westeros, one will stand apart from them all.
Icy Viserion.
Bound to a woman who finally understands that she never needed anyone's permission to belong.