The marriage was toxic, it had been since the moment the vows were spoken. Aemond was a hard man to know and understand, let alone love, and his coldness had never improved.

Now, he had become Prince Regent and things had only gotten worse — he was spiteful, his anger drove him, and he was set on dominating the marriage even if it meant laying his hands on you. But, you had been with him for a year now and you couldn’t help but go crawling back to him every time.