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

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

at that. He looked genuinely confused, or maybe troubled. Then he sat

"That's terrible."

it, so this is a pretty good

back against

an eye open. His eyes were bright with

reconcile the

haven't had a proper honeymoon," he began, then

at

but... I wouldn't be

away.

settle

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

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

the next time we are in your realm, we will go

down a little more into the bath with a

sounds incredible," I whispered, a genuine smile playing

"You need not thank

me, wife."

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 we both needed. The world

maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything else as

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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

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

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

Empress.

His wife!

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 pillows on

"That little bitch!"

his coma. I was 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 king

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