The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 93

CH93 Tarofu

I waited for a response, but it seemed that her negotiations with Morgan were taking a bit longer than expected. Wasn't listening any longer because the integration was starting?

I squinted down into the pole, trying to figure out which option it was.

Tsuneo... I crouched down, feeling him stirring at the back of my mind. What can you tell me about your Morgan?

His laughter fluttered through my mind. A giddy, happy feeling that I was all too familiar with made me grin. It was lovely to know that even in this life time I was stupidly in love with her.

Images flashed through my mind, but they weren't very clear, and there was a separation between his memories and mine. Still, the images were enough to tell me that Morgan was likely to take a while. I'd have to find out why she was so skeptical of everything. To be fair, Morgan had grown up human. It made sense that she had a lot more resistance. There were also more lives to sift through, where I only had to deal with Tsuneo's lifetime. Tsuneo seemed... excited to get answers to all the questions that he hadn't known he had, and I was happy to show him all the perks of being a black dragon. Our memories were speaking to each other in a strange but welcome fashion. Pretty soon, he'd be able to ask me questions directly....

Probably after we got rid of this pesky curse.

Speaking of this curse, I did need some information about it and these flashes of images weren't exactly helpful. I looked around the garden and hummed.

I was itching to get the palace in order for her return and for the Convening of the Celestial Compass, but I couldn't exactly do that without getting my situation with Tsuneo in order.

I sat down, close my eyes and sank into my inner darkness. I pushed and pulled until the scene looked more like the throne hall had when I was king. Then, I saw Tsuneo asleep on the ground. He seemed so tired and young. Though I hummed, noting how similar that we looked. Morgan looked nothing like my love had long ago. Pyra, my flame, my phoenix had been radiant, cast out of the golds and red of the very sun.

My heart raced with anticipation. I couldn't wait to see her again.

"Wake up," I said, nudging his consciousness with my own.

He jolted awake and sat up with a low groan.

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"What happened?"

"Your doctor friend drugged us for a few days to keep me from killing a lot of people. Which was the smartest thing he could have done because I was prepared to kill a lot of people. Luckily, our loves are alive, communing, and well, but we are running out of time to prepare for their homecoming."

Tsuneo's eyes widened, staring at me with the same dark opal eyes I remembered having eons.

ago.

You're the black

not exactly a we yet, I suppose. So yes,

you the reason why

grinned, hoping my teeth glistened. "Only a little

You are related to

"Was. Keiji."

him

frowned. "Keiji is

celestial? All you did was rip him to pieces. He'll be fine." I grinned. "then I'll show you how to eradicate someone, though I have a feeling we'll be getting some practice with that

and nodded, settling to sit across from

"So yo

child," I nodded. "That is good. I could not have thought of a better place to be raised than in the warmth

you call her the phoenix." I grinned. "And what a radiant name. Can you guess how long she and your morgan

"I have no idea. What are they

her incarnations, though she does not have much time to. She has so many of them, after all." I

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lips twitched. "You

you love, your

flush dusted

can't think of a single thing they could

it may

love and admiration. "She's amazing...intelligent, kind, and incredibly brave. I can

that my union with my wife would be a little bit more expedient. Poisoned or not? You won't begrudge me a night with

with..." He

"Good, I-"

sleep with your

would prefer to

course, I would." He scowled. "Even though we share the same body, it's not exactly

same."

your

flushed, his eyes darting