Rhaenys rules the skies as imperial queen, having poured her blood into rearing an heir she believed was her biological offspring. That illusion shatters when the ungrateful boy stabs her from behind, watching her die while her envious sister Selena reveals she swapped their hatchlings at birth.
Awakening in her past before the switch is finalized, Rhaenys feigns slumber while Selena sneaks into the nursery. She stealthily retrieves her true pureblood offspring, swearing to repay every agonizing drop of past misery. To protect the dynasty, she orchestrates a devastating web of retribution against the conspirators.
