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

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

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

"That's terrible."

shrugged. "ve always wanted to try it, so this is

my head back against

open. His eyes were bright with

that made it hard to reconcile the

had a proper honeymoon,"

eyes bulged at the thought.

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

away. "You

things settle

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

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

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

I sunk down a little more into

whispered, a genuine smile playing on my lips.

"You need not thank

me, wife."

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 outside seemed to fade

in my ears, a maddening drumbeat that drowned out everything else as

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could hear them snickering, laughing, gossiping about

my

could everything have gone so wrong? Tsuneo... my Tsuneo... he was supposed to be mine. I knew since we were children that we were destined to rule side-by-side. I was

Empress.

His wife!

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 pillows

"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 made the

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