The Dragon King's Substitute Bride
Chapter 17
Chapter 17
The Dragon King's Substitute Bride
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Adrenaline surged through me as my body fell forward from the force of his pull. I reached into the robe, drew my sword, and swung quickly at his wrist. He released me, but he wasn't quick enough to completely dodge my follow-up swing. A surprised yelp escaped his lips as a crimson stain blossomed across his chest. I backpedaled, raising my blade into striking form and keeping my eyes on him.
He stumbled back, pressing his hand to his chest. His face contorted in a mixture of pain and fury.
"You...you little human!" he roared. "You dare attack a dragon prince?"
"How dare you attack the queen," I spat back, my voice surprisingly steady despite the rapid thudding of my heart. "You have treason in this world? I don't think pops will appreciate you putting your hands on his extraordinary daughter-in-law." Keiji glared at me, his eyes blazing with rage. He looked down at his bleeding chest and then at the blade in my hand.
Then, he licked the blood from his hand and smirked.
"Fiesty," he said. "You're wasted on my brain-dead brother."
"The heavens must know something you don't," I smirked. "Or something you do."
He laughed. "Tsuneo won't wake up." He licked his lips. "You'd be better off aligning with me, you know? A young woman like you wasted on a comatose idiot? The pleasures-
"You can stop there before you make me sick," I said. "Next time you get the bright idea to touch
I'll take your hand and then your head if I have the chance."
me,
He chuckled and walked around a cart. "We'll see how long you can remain loyal to your so-called husband."
I glared at him. "I don't have a thing for crazy, sore losers: What's your problem with Tsuneo? He's in a coma."
He sneered. "He shouldn't have been born."
Tsuneo's words about his mother,
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I said. "Aren't you missing something for that
he was born first," Keiji said.
"See?"
smiled and drew a line of sparkling light across his chest.
future wife. Father will be looking to have dinner with the family. Perhaps you'll start to understand." He chuckled. "All that
man who can't
about a
"You could actually enter the queen's study?" "Chosen by the heavens and blessed
chuckled. "You have no idea what that means." "No, but
"Father is right, you are
wasn't until I saw him on the stairs that I sheathed my sword and tumed back to the gateway. I walked through the gateway and sank onto a large boulder nearby. Relief washed over me, momentarily eclipsing the fear that had been
be more of a problem than I first thought, and there was no doubt in my mind. that he had something to do with Tsuneo's coma. I'd deal with him, but
way they had been from the Trial came down the steps. They murmured among themselves,
at Ael.
"Your Majesty? Are you
alright?" 2/4
stood, realizing that
give me a crash course he to move eating
"Every crate has a tether by He pulled one out and showed it to me.
in
pulled my word and came through slow. I looked around. I see a set edge
cart Boat and the gateway. I bumped into the gateway genth I winced and huffed. I could hit myself. 1 my hand on the crate and walked through
into tears
put
I hope you brosight
cave. Ael had organized a whole lesion of caravans
Majesty. Where would you
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