The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 97

Chapter 96

CH96 Ari

I groaned and slowly lifted my head. My head spun. So many days in darkness had made my sense dull, but I heard his voice.

"Had a good time in the dungeon thief?"

I snarled, lifting my head. "You-"

I broke off, stunned at the sight of the man standing over me, wearing Tsuneo's face, but there

was nothing in his expression that I could recognize as Tsuneo.

I went still. There was a darkness behind his dark opal eyes that had never been there before. The air felt cold. My heart raced.

Then, he turned. "If everyone is

Then, I looked around.

here, let's begin."

The hall was packed, filled with the Elders, servants, and a few guards. I saw most of the court there as well. It seemed that everyone but that human was here. Was she dead? That would be my luck.

"What the hell is going on? 1-

"Quiet," Tsuneo said, his voice low and cold. It felt like a hand had wrapped around my throat and squeezed. I could barely breathe.

"Father," he said, turning to the king. "Where would you like to begin?"

He blinked, looking between him and me. "I'm curious to know your sense of justice and proceedings, Tsuneo... I will allow you to run it as you see fit."

A cruel, vicious smile came over his face. "Thank you, Father."

He gestured to the group of servant. "We'll start with the most disturbing of crimes: your treatment of the staff. Never has it been allowed, condoned, or right to treat those who care for the members of the royal family in such a fashion. You, who have benefitted only from the benevolence of the royal family have stepped on the very benevolence to which you owe your life, or did you forget that you are the daughter of a traitor and should have been killed?"

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cold. The king went still, his eyes widened. I cringed. I hadn't known that Tsuneo knew. I

sick.

that you were more than

tried to speak but the sounds

to them. "We'll go in order as you are lined

here."

most of them, but I noted that Anya was at the very end of

it really necessary to have every

the kingdom is just as important as every other," Tsuneo said, glaring at the man over his shoulder, his eyes gleaming with a dark light. "If you seek

Elder sat back, pale and clearly shaken. Tsuneo was furious, but I didn't understand why het would do this. Who cared

servant came up to stand beside

want you to go to the box and find that which Ari

barely move, but she went to the boxes that had been

about how I'd taken it from her, and how it had been a family heirloom, but who cared. She was a servants, she shouldn't have such nice things

to me. I

my

some other noblewoman, or her mother or grandmother had. I looked the king prepared to defend myself, but I went still as I noted the

and guards stepped up. I sneered at the man who stepped

has Ari taken from

of mind,

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have family who

my sisters to work here for as long as

alive-

The Elders sputtered.

she would ensure that we would all be fired if I didn't comply ith her wishes." Elder Hara went still. Tsuneo didn't even glance at him. I glared at the man, but I couldn't speak. The bastard should have been grateful that I had

serve me.

will not ask the details of what she has blackmailed you into doing," Tsuneo said. From the look on your face

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