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.

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

He looked genuinely confused, or maybe troubled. Then

"That's terrible."

"ve always wanted to try it, so this is a pretty good close

my head back against the stone and closing

open. His eyes were

a way that made it hard to reconcile the

haven't had a proper honeymoon," he

bulged at the thought.

that, but... I wouldn't

away.

settle down," he

springs, hidden. deep within the mountains to the south. The water is said to have magical properties, and the setting

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

your realm, we will go

I sunk down a little more into

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

"You need not thank

me, wife."

sat in comfortable silence, the only sound the gentle lapping of the water. The tension of the evening

roared in my ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything

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them snickering, laughing, gossiping about me.

threatening to boil over. I stormed into my chambers, slamming the heavy oak door with a

hot, streamed down my face, blurring my vision. How could it be? How could everything have gone so wrong? Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was

Empress.

His wife!

clawed through a tapestry I'd had since I was child. I couldn't stop until every surface was bare

"That little bitch!"

I had been as good as Tsuneo's wife. I'd taken care of him while he was in his coma. I was at his side. I spoke with the concubines and managed them and their petty gossip. I

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