have been able to win the queen's heart. Garlan had been the best of them. He'd had Willas's goodness, Loras's talent for battle, and her charm. No woman could have resisted him. He'd loved his wife Leonette, but he would have seduced Daenerys for the sake of the family. Margaery wiped her tears away. There was no use dwelling on what might have been. Garlan was dead and she was the family's only hope.

They were guilty of the crimes they were accused of. They'd supported the usurpers Renly Baratheon, Joffrey Baratheon, and Tommen Baratheon. Tyrell armies had fought for all three, and Margaery had wed them each in turn. Daenerys even knew of their negotiations with Aegon Targaryen, which was supposed to have been a well guarded secret.At best, they would be stripped of their titles, lands, and gold. At worst, she'd feed them all to her dragons. Unless they gave her a reason to allow them to retain their lives and wealth.

They could not offer an alliance when she had three dragons and she could take everything they had anyway. No, their only chance to save themselves was to make Daenerys love them. And the fastest way to make her love them was to make her love having Margaery in her bed.

Margaery was confident she could make any woman love her once she had her in bed. The problem was how to get into the queen's bed. There was no time to befriend her and subtly court her; no time for friendly kisses and