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.

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

confused,

"That's terrible."

it, so this is a pretty

my head back against

and I cracked an eye open. His eyes were bright

made it hard to reconcile the fact that he'd killed his brother

had a proper honeymoon," he began, then

at

that, but... I

looked away. "You

things settle down,"

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 magical properties, and the setting

thrill shot through me. The idea of bathing in a magical pool, surrounded by nature, sounded worlds better than bathing with

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

sunk down a little more into the bath

genuine smile playing on my

"You need not thank

me, wife."

a while, we sat in comfortable silence, the only sound the gentle lapping of the water. The tension of the evening had melted away, replaced by a sense of intimacy and relaxation

ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything

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down the hall away from 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

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

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

Empress.

His wife!

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 ripped and shredded, yet it did nothing for

"That little bitch!"

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 made the lazy servants

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