The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"He'll change his mind!"

I ignored the wailing. It was a lie, and we both knew it.

It had been hundreds of years since the dragon king had been taking humans for the Trial of Fire. She was putting on a show at this point. I looked up as a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and closed my eyes. My brother was too young to do much, even if he got

out of his coma. My father was dead, and his widow was useless.

I would have to make a plan forward to make sure my brother would survive the mess his mother had made. I glared at her, glanced at the grave, and turned away.

Tomorrow, I would be dead, but my brother had a chance to be the next head of the family if I could keep Goro from finishing what he started.

Goro...

Dad should have kicked him from the family years ago, but he had always been more loyal to the snakes in his family than they deserved. I walked into the house, leaving the sliding door open that led outside open.

"Where are you going?" She sniffled, following me. "Your father--"

"Is dead, and now I have to keep my brother alive. I want this done with before dawn."

"Done with?" She jumped up, flushed with anger. "How could you say that? Your father's dead! Your brother... my baby--"

Aren't I your daughter? I smiled wryly at the thought. No. I guess I never had been.

She let out another sob. "It should have been you."

I rolled my eyes. "Thanks for the confirmation."

she'd come into my room mere minutes after Dad had left with

what

Stupid.

to let her kill my brother, too. A servant muttered something hateful about the water she dripped on the floor, but I didn't care. I opened door after door until she found Goro, my uncle, seated in the main dining hall, dressed in solemn black. The rest of the family was seated in rows, all facing him as the new head. No one ate,

a few hours and he was already taking over. Goro lifted his head and looked at me, meeting my gaze. There

to take from Dad's

The bastard...

to be done. My anger, the injustice of it all would have to

to

aunt tried to grab

me. "If you're here to change my

a stop in front of him. "I'm here to talk

eyes widened. "You have

shut his mouth. "My brother is in a coma. I am the eldest, his living flesh and blood. I am the new head of the family, and with a word, you'll be prosecuted for violating

do you think

briefly.

said. My father's widow turned

her. "You have

of them together turned my stomach. The rest of the family shuffled around and left. The door slid closed behind them. Silence filled the

head. "You must think I'm being

think

His eyes widened.

daughter was summoned, not me. The palace won't be happy about

his eyes.

current head. That's why you did all of this." I approached him, glaring at him. "You'd do anything for

Goro a cold smile as

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