The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 92

CH92 Morgan

"Am I ever going to get an explanation about what exactly you mean by that?"

"In our case, it would be better to show you. But I cannot do that so long as you are not agreeable to our circumstances. For as long as you remain completely unaware of what ex. ly it means to be the phoenix, nothing will make sense." She huffed, crossing her arms. "It is completely unfair that he has it so easy. Though I suppose

that Tarofu has the need to have it as easy as possible."

I blinked. "Is that what you call him?"

She pressed her hands to her cheeks and blushed. It was so odd seeing that sort of girlish

expression on my own face.

"It is what he has allowed me to name him. He did not have a name until I gave it to him." Her eyes turned sad," No one had ever thought to give him a name. And he had never considered. himself worthy of one... So I called him that: Tarofu..." First-born Husband.

I shook my head. "You two had quite the love story, didn't you?"

She turned bright red. "Well, at first you couldn't decide whether or not to kill me or fuck me."

My jaw dropped open. "Who

She sighed dreamily." He was such a brash young dragon then. And angry, too. It was Danta's fault, honestly. If he hadn't provoked him and started all that mess, it wouldn't have been so bad. But what can you expect from a tiger?" "Now there are tigers involved?" I thought back to the vision and frowned. "The Celestial Beasts are real. It's not just dragons?"

"Of course not, dear. If it was just dragons, and what would we be?"

I ran a hand through my hair and grimaced. She had a point.

the clouds. I know him well

that wasn't a phrase that Tsuneo knew before I had taken him to the human room. How had her husband figure out that phrase but

guess that's what he meant by

and he knows that I can't stay mad at

do? How long is this

to, I'm sure

to run

an eyebrow. "What did

jaw dropped. "That is not an appropriate response! Never in all the times I've been reincarnated, have I ever had an incarnation who agreed with him!" 'Maybe that's why we never made it

scowled. "You

the way, how does it work? She's True Phoenix, right?" She laughed. "She has the blessing of my hand, as in she was found worthy to access a piece of my power, to connect with

it, but I need to know exactly what I'm agreeing to. I have no interest in letting essentially a pacifist take over my body. Who knows what to let people to get away with? You

They

to teach you something called self-preservation. Though I'm glad, you're no longer saying

"I suppose you're

my last incarnation either..." She shook her head. "Very well. We can agree to be separate for now.

over- it would be very complicated and very messy. This is much simpler." "Fine. I guess we'll set some ground rules. Tsuneo and I... are..." I hesitated. "Courting, essentially. We're... married,

her shoulders slumped. "Are you telling me I can't sleep with my husband because you haven't slept with

"So you take your time

man I only just met after a lifetime of thinking that

"Fuck?"

"Yes!"

head. "I suppose... that is partially my fault...

agree that you and your husband follow

shrugged. "Sure... but you'll have to tell him

Why do I

my husband knows me too well not to be convincing. If you want that rule to stick, you're going to have