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. It's

off, meeting his gaze. He looked at 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 was pretty obvious that most of my family

He looked genuinely confused, or maybe

"That's terrible."

to try it, so

head back against the stone and closing my

cracked an eye open. His

reconcile the fact that he'd killed his brother

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

eyes bulged at the thought.

like that, but... I wouldn't be

away. "You were

settle

will like a great deal. There are these... fairy springs, hidden. deep within the mountains to the south. The water

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

next time we are in your realm, we will go to these Jaki Baths so you have something to compare

lips twitched and I sunk down a little

sounds incredible," I whispered, a genuine smile playing on my

"You need not thank

me, wife."

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

ears, a maddening drumbeat that

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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

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

Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was supposed to be mine. I

Empress.

His wife!

human's face flashed through my mind. I 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

"That little bitch!"

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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