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."

aren't really. It's

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

He looked genuinely confused, or maybe troubled. Then

"That's terrible."

always wanted to try it, so this is a

sighed, leaning my head back against

nudged me and I cracked an eye open. His eyes were bright

reconcile the fact that he'd killed

proper honeymoon," he began,

at

like that, but... I wouldn't

looked away. "You

settle down," he

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

pool, surrounded

we will go to these Jaki Baths so you have something to compare

down a little

I whispered, a genuine smile playing on my

"You need not thank

me, wife."

the evening

in my ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything

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

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

face, blurring my vision. How could it 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

Empress.

His wife!

I clawed through a tapestry I'd had since I was child. I couldn't stop

"That little bitch!"

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

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