The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 87

Chapter 86

The Dragon King's Substitute Bride.

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I have been

centuries before the veil closed before my wife was murdered in the palace and Tsuneo was put in a coma. And all that time, I had never met a black dragon. I had never fully understood the true face of one either. Not until now.

The elders would have a field day. He'd killed not one but two of his siblings. In a matter of a few months for threatening his wife. I watched as Tsuneo fell unconscious, his body twitching and jerking uncontrollably. The guards looked at me in shock. I suppose it may sense since most of them were too young to know that I had once been on the front lines, leading me into battle as fiercely as if dragon king before me.

"Sedate him," I said. Doctor Shang's eyes widened. Use whatever you have to keep him unconcious for as long as possible."

Doctor Shang nodded, her eyes filled with a mixture of fear and determination. I pulled off my outer robe. It was enchanted against poisons.

"No one touch her..." I set my jaw, blocking out the scent of my daughter's blood. "She chose a far more vicious poison than I expected her to be able to get her hands on. Doctor Shang, if you would look into how she got it, exactly, and bring her dealer to me?"

He nodded and darted over to Tsuneo just as he started to lift his head. He poured several vials into Tsuneo's mouth. Tsuneo's body relaxed, his breathing slowing. Morgan was growing paler by the second. Her eyes were open though, looking at me. She seemed aware of me. Her eyes flickered with soft golden light.

...neo?"

smiled, wrapping her in my robe. "He is sleeping, and he will remain so until you

who would one day be commanding them

seal off

one place that would help with this poison. Doctor Shang was a brilliant man, but Black Scale poison was incurable for the most part. I hurried through the secret passageways, my heart pounded in my chest. I could feel her breathing growing weaker. How much more time did I have? If

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the rest of his life? Would I have

myself to

seemed to think there was a good chance that she would

water, said to be entirely

okay,"

be strong enough. The transformation wasn't complete. I remembered all too well for weeks before she had

died several times from various attempts on her life. It had seemed

had never been so much bloodshed in the palace.

going to happen.

it would be even more, after all, Tsuneo was

beside the pool and sighed. Despair washed over me. I had lost so much, and now I faced the possibility of losing my spunky new daughter-in-law and my last son. I couldn't bear it. I knew I couldn't. The weight of Haruka's death

as Morgan floated in the pool. Her eyes were still open,

Her h

shallow and

likely after to send one of my concubines home or risk having her killed if she chose to try and avenge either of her children. As much as I loved her, I couldn't ignore the fact that it would

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