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Ormund Hightower believes obedience is the closest thing to love that a man can trust.
Gwayne Hightower has spent years surviving him by yielding, deflecting, and pretending not to notice how badly Ormund needs him.
As war, politics, jealousy, and the demands of succession force their private bond into the open, Gwayne begins to understand the weakness beneath Ormund’s authority—and Ormund discovers that fear can compel a man to stay without ever making him choose to remain.
Daeron Targaryen grows up between them, shaped by Ormund’s discipline and Gwayne’s compassion.Over years of war and uneasy peace, all three must learn the difference between protection and control, obedience and affection, and possession and love.
A dark, character-driven House of the Dragon series about power, repression, emotional dependency, political obligation, and the difficult possibility of choosing one another freely.
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Also, usually NOT my cup of tea, but HOD-typical incest between Ormund/Gwayne. Read the tags, please. 🚨💚
Edit: I have lost control of the word count...Series
- Part 1 of The Transfer of Power