The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

CH51

Morgan

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

off, meeting his gaze. He looked at me as if he already knew I was lying and it 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 communal bathing arrangements, I never bothered to use them. It was pretty obvious

confused, or maybe

"That's terrible."

wanted to try it, so this is a pretty good

back against the stone and

I cracked an eye open. His eyes were bright with excitement.

to reconcile the fact that he'd killed

a proper honeymoon," he

eyes bulged at the

that, but... I

away. "You

things settle down," he

mind, I think you will like a great deal. There are these... fairy springs, hidden. deep within the mountains to the south. The

of bathing in a magical pool, surrounded by nature, sounded worlds better than bathing with

are in your realm, we will go to these Jaki Baths so you have something

twitched and I sunk down a little

whispered, a genuine

"You need not thank

me, wife."

of the evening had melted away, replaced by a sense of intimacy and relaxation we both needed. The world outside seemed to

my ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything else

CH51

82

room. Servants jumped out of my way, but I could hear them snickering, laughing, gossiping about me.

stormed into my chambers, slamming the heavy oak door with a resounding

have gone so wrong? Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was

Empress.

His wife!

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 the floor. Sheets

"That little bitch!"

I was at his side. I spoke with the concubines and managed them and their petty gossip. I made the lazy servants do exactly what they should be doing. The king loved

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255