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.

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 that most of

genuinely confused,

"That's terrible."

to try it, so this is a pretty good

sighed, leaning my head back against the stone and closing

eye open. His eyes were bright with excitement. He grinned at

reconcile the fact that he'd killed his brother over

a proper honeymoon,"

bulged at the thought. He

like that, but...

away. "You

settle down," he

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

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

time we are in your realm, we will go to these Jaki Baths so

twitched and I sunk down a little more

whispered, a genuine smile playing

"You need not thank

me, wife."

while, we sat in comfortable silence, the only sound the gentle lapping of the water. The tension of the evening had melted away, replaced

ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything

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them snickering, laughing, gossiping about me. About what that

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

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

Empress.

His wife!

whirled around with a shriek of 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. I couldn't stop until every surface was bare and overturned. My

"That little bitch!"

managed them and their petty

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