The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 85

The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

CH85

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We walked out to his chambers. The air felt so heavy. As we walked through Father's chambers toward the exit, I couldn't help but feel the eyes of the concubines and the Elders following us. Their whispers like a venomous snake slithering through the air.

We ignored them. I wanted to know what she had to tell me. My mind was a mess of thoughts. My heart felt like it was trapped in a whirlwind of emotions. I was angry, confused, and above all, anxious. Morgan squeezed my hand.

I wanted to pause and ask her, but we kept walking without speaking until we reached the corridor, heading towards our chambers, I couldn't shake the feeling of dread that had settled over me. What did Morgan have to say? It felt like tension was thrumming through me, screaming. I still hadn't fully calmed down from all that time she'd just been missing. The solidness of her hand in my was grounding, but I still felt on edge. Her silence felt weighted, I glanced at her, my heart pounding in my chest. She seemed lost in thought, her eyes fixed ahead. My anxiety grew as we approached our chambers. What if it was bad news? What if it was about my father? The thought sent a shiver down my spine. I couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him. I hadn't even gotten a chance to tell him that before Morgan had come through the gate.

Morgan stopped, her hand resting gently on my arm.

As we rounded the corner, heading towards our chambers, I felt a sudden surge of adrenaline. A familiar sense of danger, a premonition of impending doom. I turned, my eyes scanning the

hallway. And there she was, Keiji's sister, her face was scrunched in fury. She raised a small,

spherical object, her fingers twitching with anticipation.

Before I could react, she hurled the object toward us. The projectile flew through the air. I pulled Morgan back toward me as I heard the object start to break and tear apart. I heard the rip of fabric, then her hands on my chest shoving. "No!"

The object exploded, a cloud of noxious gas spreading through the hallway.

Before I could react, a glimmering silver wall went up around the haze, trapping Morgan inside. My heart screamed. The dragon in my roared.

"Morgan!"

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She coughed, stumbling around in the small box. I slammed my fist against it, but it didn't break

or crack.

"Morgan!"

claws, feeling my body elongate and leap forward. I felt a surge of power coursing through me, a primal energy that threatened to consume me. I lunged at Kaiji's sister. She shrieked and tried to escape, her face

of her body went one way, the rest dropped to the floor.

I turned back to where the guards

alarm! The Queen's been

ringing through the air. Yet the

and weaker. I

shouted, my voice a guttural

her head, her eyes growing

""Your Highness-"

the walls, attacking it with

Shang!" One of the

watching

voice barely

down! Take it down,

Morgan whispered.

wall, sparks flew as I struggled break it. Then, I

someone grab me.

"Your Highness-

"Release me!" I roared.

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Morgan choked, her voice filled with a mixture of fear and concern. "Stop...

Calm..."

chiming sent me spiraling back through time. The fire, the explosion, my mother lying on the ground, her eyes staring at me from the other side of the barrier I couldn't get through, protecting so many people even as her last breath

couldn't lose Morgan like this. My father's benevolence had been enough to keep him from murdering, but

I would kill everyone.

smell blood in the air. I felt the bloodlust starting to grow and

weapons as I turned. They were no match for my strength, and they knew it. With a single swipe, I sent them flying, their cries of pain

way.