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.

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

that. He looked genuinely confused, or maybe

"That's terrible."

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

sighed, leaning my head back against the stone and closing my

I cracked an eye open. His eyes were bright

hard to reconcile the fact

proper honeymoon,"

at the thought.

like that, but...

away. "You were

settle

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

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

in your realm, we will go to these

a little more into the bath

sounds incredible," I whispered, a genuine smile

"You need not thank

me, wife."

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

roared in my ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out

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the dining hall toward my room. Servants jumped out of my way, but I could hear them snickering, laughing, gossiping about me. About what that human woman had said. How the king was treating me now. How everything between me and Tsuneo had

veins, threatening to boil over. I stormed into my chambers, slamming the heavy oak door with a resounding thud that echoed through

Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was supposed to be mine. I knew since we were children that we were destined to rule side-by-side.

Empress.

His wife!

fury, knocking over a delicate 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.

"That little bitch!"

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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