The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

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?"

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

who would one day be commanding them would not work. Gently, I picked

seal

gut trembled as I took off into a gliding run down the corridor. There was only 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

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unconscious for the rest of his life? Would I have to kill him? I shuddered

to consider than

in the walls. ne palace seemed to think there was a good

the hidden garden. It was overgrown and unkempt, but the scent of the pure water, said to be entirely of phoenix tears,

be okay,"

was a small chance that she may not be strong enough. The transformation wasn't complete. I remembered all too well

her life. It had seemed

popped up. There had never been so much bloodshed in the palace. I wasn't looking forward to repeating that time, but I could see now that that

going to happen.

would be even more, after all, Tsuneo

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 weighed too heavily on me already. My scales were already shedding. the dragon in me

Morgan floated in the pool. Her eyes

Her h

shallow and

be done. I would 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 be better for her