The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

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Tsuneo looked surprised.

"What is it?"

"I was under the impression that your family of humans-"

I snickered. He wrinkled his nose.

"Is that odd phrasing?"

"A little," I smiled at him. "But a little endearing..."

His smile turned warm, and his eyes brightened. I looked away.

"You were saying?"

"Your family... is from an area that bathes communally, isn't it?"

"My father's family, yes." I nodded. "But I never got the to never had the time, and I was always excluded from going."

go to the communal baths. I

My lips twitched at the thought.

"The Jaki Baths in my hometown are the best on this side of the continent, but I never went."

"Why?"

"Well..." I shrugged. "It was a luxury, for one."

"Your family didn't seem to be poor."

really. It's

pained him. I-bit-my lip and dropped my gaze to my knees. After everything, should I really be cagey about this? It wasn't like it was my fault that my family were jerk No one ever want to go with me when I had time, I said. "Then... I was too busy to go. Even though the estate has

that. He looked genuinely confused, or maybe troubled. Then

"That's terrible."

it, so this is

against the

open. His eyes were bright

made it hard to reconcile the fact that he'd killed his brother over

proper honeymoon," he

at

but...

away.

settle

great deal. There are these... fairy springs, hidden. deep within

thrill shot through me. The idea of bathing in a magical pool, surrounded by nature, sounded worlds better than

are in your realm, we will go

and I sunk down a little more into the bath with a

incredible," I whispered, a genuine smile playing on my lips.

"You need not thank

me, wife."

only sound the gentle lapping of the water. The tension of the evening had melted away, replaced by a sense

roared in my ears, a maddening drumbeat

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hear them snickering, laughing, gossiping about me. About

through my veins, threatening to boil over. I stormed into my chambers, slamming the heavy

be? How could everything have gone so wrong? Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was supposed to be mine. I knew since we were children that we were destined to

Empress.

His wife!

porcelain vase in the process. The sound of shattering echoed through the room was almost cathartic. I screamed and threw chairs. I clawed through a tapestry I'd had since I was child. I couldn't stop until every surface was bare and overturned. My pillows on

"That little bitch!"

with the concubines and managed them and their petty gossip. I made the lazy servants do exactly what they should

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