Try. Try. Try. Elyana had to try anything, everything— to keep Aemond interested and looking at her. A nightmare was what it was. She thought that the storm was over, that the war between them was over as soon as they wed— but it was not. Aemond hadn't changed, he was still as ambitious as he was cruel, and it shattered her heart.

Barren.

Her barren land was a disappointment to him, and she had no idea how to make it better.

"Now you must drink this on every morning. Drink it entirely, the maester says tis a marvelous fertility tea." Lyanna told her daughter with an encouraging smile on her face, prompting Elyana to roll her eyes ever so slightly.

Lyanna had asked her daughter to have tea with the excuse that they had not spent any time together as of late, so Elyana invited her mother to have tea on her chamber's balcony. But her mother had an ulterior motive, as did everyone lately.

"Mother, you know my condition goes deeper than simple fertility issues. My insides are mangled, the maester said tis more than unlikely that I would ever have a child." Elyana answered bitterly, taking a bite off the chocolate tart that had been set in front of her.

Lyanna rolled her eyes and let out a deep breath. "Do you understand what will happen to us if you lose Aemond, Elyana?" She asked, reaching for her daughter's hand across the table.

Elyana sighed and licked her lips. Of course she knew, it was all she fucking thought about as of late. And a reminder was not what she needed in that particular moment.

"You need to keep him secured, locked in. If he takes a mistress, he will cast you— us aside. We will lose everything... Every single thing." Lyanna told her daughter in a low whisper.

"What could I possibly do, mother? Tis not like I can change what has happened. I was going to have a beautiful girl and now I am not and I never will... I can not do anything to change this. Not one thing." Elyana hissed in response, yanking her hand away from her mother's grasp angrily.

"What you do best. Seduce him. Keep him obsessed with you, in love with you! House Rotchamsey is no longer going to be established... We will have nothing if his love for you ever fades. You must work to keep him as you did to earn him." Lyanna pressed, and the conversation was going making  Elyana become more stressed.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! Leave it alone, mother. He would never take another wife, separation is not common and Aemond loves me." Elyana said, clearly in distress because of her mother's words.

"Pick a history book up, Elyana. Maegor did as he wanted and had as many wives as he wanted. Stop being so naive, all men do is lie and take what they want. Targaryens are above the law." Lyanna hissed, and the words finally broke her daughter.

Elyana broke into tears, burying her face in her hands as she let everything out. It wasn't only her own safety at stake, it was also her mother's. Lyanna rushed up from her seat and went around the table, engulfing her daughter in a tight hug.

"Stop crying. Crying does nothing." Lyanna would whisper as she held her daughter. "Crying will not gain you back his affections." Her mother pressed, but when she gathered no response, she decided to stop talking and just let her cry it out.

They remained in that position for a few minutes until they were interrupted, "Why do you cry, darling?"

Both women were stunned to see Aemond standing at the balcony doors with a worried expression on his face. Elyana scrambled to wipe the tears off her face and Lyanna put on a fake smile on hers, moving eagerly to engulf her son in law in a tight hug.

"My handsome prince, how are you?" Lyanna asked with a huge smile, smiling at Aemond warmly.

"All is good, mama, well... you know, as good as it can be." Aemond chuckled dryly, his one eye fixed solely on Elyana who remained sitting by the tea table with a small solemn smile on her face.

Mama. Aemond sure knew how to make someone like him when he needed it. He was always good at that, at trying different lives on to please others. Elyana watched as her mother gushed over him, and she watched as he spurred her on with a winning smile.

"Have you eaten? Shall I order for a meal?" Lyanna asked him, but Aemond shook his head.

"No, no. Do not worry about me, dear mother. I am fine." Aemond said and looked down at her with a reassuring smile.

Elyana then said, "Can you leave us, mother? I am sure Aemond just wants to rest."

Lyanna smiled and nodded, giving Elyana an encouraging wink as she headed out of the chambers. The wink spoke, it told Elyana what to do to stay ahead. It was not about having power at council or at court, it was about ruling in Aemond's heart. Something that Elyana thought she was good at, but now she was not as sure.

"Are you well, love? How was your time patrolling the skies?" Elyana asked, serving Aemond some tea from the kettle.

He sighed and sat down across from her, taking off his patch and dropping it at the table.  He shrugged. "Twas good. Nothing to report. Those cunts are not stupid enough to come attack us."

Aemond grabbed a lemon cake and took a bite from it, sighing in content. "And you? What did you do after council?" He inquired with a raised brow.

"I took Maelor for a walk about the gardens and then mother begged me to have tea. She says I barely pay her any mind as if there is not a war to plan." Elyana rolled her eyes as she watched Aemond, she watched him closely— noticing every he did and did not do.

"Good for you, lovely." Aemond said and yawned, it was barely noon and yet he was tired from everything Aegon had him doing. "Do you want me to prepare you a bath?" Elyana asked him, and Aemond nodded slowly.

She smiled and stood from the tea table, hurrying to prepare the tub for her husband. All she wanted to do was please him because she knew there was some truth to what her mother had spewed.

She used all of his favorite oils to get the water ready for him and then let him know when she was done preparing it. She even helped Aemond disrobe and get in the tub.

She watched as he sunk into the water and then moved to lather his hair with oils but he stopped her, "Join me." He said quietly, his one eye soft on her as if he were pleading with her.

Elyana stopped what she was doing and smiled to herself. She undressed slowly as if to tease him and then got in the tub, sinking down in between his legs, back turned to him. Aemond pulled her towards his body, letting her rest against his chest as they simply sat there in relaxation. She could feel his light breathing on her neck, and it only served to relax her further.

They were still them. But she had to be sure.

Elyana suddenly turned to face him, straddling him, causing Aemond look up at her with a confused look on his face— though his stiffened cock gracing against her thigh let her know that he scarcely minded what was happening. "I miss you." She said quietly, her eyes fixed solely on his.

"I've been here all along, angel." Aemond responded with a tired smile. Elyana sighed and closed her eyes for a moment. "I really am sorry for what I've done." She whispered. They had not touched the subject, not since he called her barren— so she was worried for his reaction.

His hands moved to her hips, guiding her closer to his pertruding member in a gentle manner. "You'll learn to behave soon enough, lovely." He whispered.

Elyana remained unmoving for a moment and then leaned down to kiss him in the softest of manners. It was gentle, loving, and full of emotion from her part. She, every single slightly, rocked her hips against his in a very suggestive manner. Aemond hummed, he had not initiated anything with the fear of hurting her recovering body, but he was a starved man finally being fed.

And he would make the most of it.

Without warning, Aemond stood up in the tub, making her yelp as his strong arms lifted her up with him. She giggled and wrapped her legs around his torso as he stepped out of the tub and back into their bedchamber, neither of them caring for their wet bodies and the mess they were leaving behind.

"Now this I have missed..." Aemond muttered, setting her down on their bed, his one eye hungrily looking over her bare body.

She giggled, she had missed this, missed the ache in her core and how slick she became for him. Missed the deranged look in his eye when all he wanted was her. He suddenly moved away from the bed causing her to frown in confusion.

She watched as he pulled her vanity chair from it's place and set it in front of the bed. "What are you doing?" She asked him as he sat down on it, his hardened cock proudly standing upward.

"Show me how much you've missed my cock, dear wife. How much you long to be touched..." He smirked.

Elyana rolled her eyes. "Shut up, come here and fuck me." She ordered him, her breathing becoming heavier as her eyes glazed over his member.

"I fear I can not, wife. I want you to come undone on your own fingers... perhaps then I'll consider fucking you." He said, making her blush a deep red at the prospect of touching herself in front of Aemond's stern gaze.

They hadn't done anything like it before, and they had tried many things— but nothing ever like this.

"Aemond, come on." Elyana urged him, her arousal becoming almost too much for her to bear though it only served to make him chuckle. "Show me how much you want it, sweet wife. Show me that you can be a good girl even after your scheming. Maybe then I'll forgive you fully."

Elyana scoffed. She could not believe he was making her do this. She eyed him for a moment, she wanted to be upset at him for making her do it— but she could not deny that the burning in her core was torturous.

She took a deep encouraging breath and brought her hand to in between her thighs and her aching core, biting her bottom lip as she gently slid one finger through her folds. She let out a shaky breath, throwing her head back and shutting her eyes as she toyed with her most private region.

"Look at me, Elyana." Aemond rasped, and so she did. The air was crackling with desire, and she moaned when she set sight on Aemond stroking his throbbing cock as he watched her touch herself.

Then Aemond breathed out, "That's not enough for you, is it?"

In a dazed manner she shook her head, expecting him to come over and fuck her into the bed like she liked. But no, Aemond stood from the chair and moved to his weapon chest, she watched as he retracted his sapphire encrusted dagger from it and turned to her with a smirk.

Elyana's brows knit together in confusion as she eyed him and the dagger.

He stalked towards her slowly, twirling it in his hand before leaning down towards her. "I want you to fuck yourself with my favorite weapon. Want to see you coming all over it like the needy slut you are, little sweet wife."

Elyana gasped in shock when she suddenly felt the cold metal teasing her slit carefully, the ridges of the encrusted sapphires providing new and unfelt sensations for her. Aemond smirked and leaned down to kiss her in a hungry manner, making her yelp when he bit down on her lip.

"Aem-" She whimpered when the handle slipped past her folds, stretching her open as he twisted it inside her. He guided the handle of his favorite dagger deep inside her and then dragged it back out slowly, making her squirm in place at the overflow of mixed sensations. There was pain, but it felt so good at the same time. It was wonderful torture.

Suddenly Aemond took her hand and brought it to the handle, making her grab it, stepping back from her and sitting back down. Elyana remained frozen in place, unsure of what to do.

Aemond chuckled meanly. "I want to see you destroy yourself with my weapon, wife. Come all over it, show me how proud you are to be mine..."

When she did not begin, he added, "Show me how sorry you are." He smirked.

She raised a brow at him, he was playing a game with her— but it was fine. She could play that game too. "Maybe... Maybe I'm not at all sorry... Maybe I take it back." She smirked.

Her gripped around the handle tightened as she began to slide the dagger in and out of herself ever so slowly. Aemond let out a shaky breath as his eye focused solely on the way his wife fucked herself with his dagger. Elyana buried the handle deeply within her center, up until the very hilt of the dagger, up until she could take no more.

She moaned and arched her back, letting it sit there for a second until she dragged it back out.

Aemond stroked his throbbing member eagerly as he watched her arousal dripping unto his dagger and her hands, staining the bed. "Look at you, squirming away as my weapon fucks you.... Such a needy little whore for your lord husband, huh... So eager to please..."

Elyana moaned softly and bit her lower lip as she began to pound herself harder than before, toes curling as she stared right at him. Aemond suddenly stood up, forgetting about his wishes to see her come on his dagger, and moved towards her.

He grabbed his dagger from her hands, making her whine at the sudden lack of stimulation, and brought it to his lips. He licked it clean of her juices as she watched him in absolute awe, and when he was finished, he smirked. "Open..."

Elyana frowned but ultimately opened her mouth, her breathing quickening as he brought the blade down towards her lips.

"Aemon-" She yelped when she suddenly felt a slight cut happen upon her lower lip, looking up at him in distress, only for him to chuckle. "Sh..." He whispered and then engulfed her in a kiss, swiping his tongue gently over her cut. It was a minor cut, superficial, but she knew why he did it. If Aemond loved anything, it was marking her.

He dropped his dagger on the bed and grabbed her frame, prompting her to wrap her legs around his torso. He slammed her against the wall and lifted her up slightly, guiding his cock to her entrance and then impaling her on it with all of the force he had in his body.

Elyana gasped, throwing her head back against the wall with pleasure as Aemond hammered into her ruthlessly. "If only you could see yourself... being fucked against the wall by your lord husband. So fucking pretty and perfect for my cock..." He breathed out.

"I knew you would be mine forever, knew it when I first saw you." His hand flew to grip her jaw forcefully as he drilled into her with perfect thrusts, fucking her into the wall as she writhed and moaned with pleasure. She was filled with pleasure as she felt each powerful thrust deep in her belly, "H-H..."

"Use your words. Come on... Tell me what you want." Aemond stopped his thrusting, letting his cock sit still inside her cunt for a minute as he took deep breaths. "Come on... give it to me, sweet girl. What is it that you want?" He asked, moving to place sloppy kisses all over her neck.

Elyana wanted to bang her head against the wall, she could barely even think straight.

"Ah... like always... I fucked you dumb, huh? You always have something to say, up until my cock is buried in this here mine cunny." Aemond taunted her with a cruel smirk. "Come on, little schemer. Tell me plainly what you want from your prince."

"F-Fuck me, harder." Elyana breathed out finally, earning a smirk from her husband. He moved back to the bed and dropped her on it, flipping her so he could have her from behind. His thrusts were powerful and unforgiving, just like she liked it. "You never change, huh? You loved being fucked like a whore back when you were a measly maid, and you still do..."

"Tis..." One hard thrust that made her yelp.

"Why..." Another hard pound into her cunt that sent her foward and almost out of reach.

"I love you." One last thrust and the world stopped spinning for the both of them at once.

Aemond let out a whiny moan as he spilled inside his wife and remained unmoving as she came all over his cock. After a few seconds, he pulled out and dropped down besides her. Elyana took deep breaths as she tried regaining her composure and then cuddle into him.

Aemond looked at her with worry on his face, "You are fine, love? Have I hurt you? Are your stitches well?" He asked as he assessed her stomach. Elyana smiled gently and nodded, "I have never been better."

Aemond sighed in relief and pulled her even closer, much to Elyana's happiness.

He still cared, he still wanted her, he still loved her.

She thought they were going down, but he had just turned it all around. They were still them.

Or so she thought.

-

"Take care of my girl, mama." Aemond told his mother in law.

Lyanna chuckled happily and nodded, "I am just so proud of you, sweet boy. You will end this war for all of us, my hero." Lyanna gushed over Aemond, making Elyana roll her eyes at their interaction.

"Don't call her mama, it's weird." Elyana said, clearly annoyed.

She once told Aemond that he used to call her mother 'mama' when she was a child, and ever since then— he started calling her that every so often. "It is nice to feel appreciated, Elyana." Lyanna told her daughter sternly.

Aemond only smirked as he stared at his wife, especially because he knew how much it bothered her when he used that name on Lyanna.

"Prince Aemond, your brother and the cavalcade are ready. We must depart." Criston Cole suddenly informed Aemond. The prince nodded his head and turned to his wife, ready to say his goodbyes as he set off towards the Crownlands.

"Please be safe, Aemond." Elyana said quietly, her face solemn as she looked up at him. It was her idea for them to take Duskendale and Rook's Rest but she was still worried for Aemond. What if something happened to him? What if he got injured?

He pulled her into his arms and placed one tender kiss to her forehead. "I will be back soon, lovely. Just try not to miss me too much." He chuckled teasingly, engulfing her in a sweet and tender kiss that she returned.

When he pulled away, he smiled down at her reassuringly. "I love you." He would say.

"I love you." She would reply, and then he was off. Elyana watched as the men got ready to leave everything behind— as they left for war. Elyana prayed in her mind as she watched Vhagar take fly into the skies.

She felt peace, she was sure that he would come back unscathed— she knew that everything would be okay.

Or so she believed.

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Authors note:

Final stretch! And I just wanted to thank every person that has ever voted or commented on this story. You keep me going for real.

This story is almost story but THEIRS is far from over!

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If you guys like my story, please read my other Aemond ones. I am going to be rewriting my first ever Aemond story— Midnight Rain. I also have Snow Princess and Epiphany! So def read!

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