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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I hadn't known that Tsuneo knew. I hadn't even thought he would ever bring it

sick.

you were more than

tried to speak but the sounds

"We'll go in order as you are lined

here."

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

necessary to

a dark light. "If you seek to make a mockery of that belief, I'll have you bound, investigated, and tried within the week." He narrowed his eyes. "Close

furious, but I didn't understand why het would do

stand beside Tsuneo, her eyes down

to the box and

she went to the boxes that had been brought and pulled out a necklace

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

belonged to me. I could take what

my

I looked the king prepared to defend myself, but I went still as I noted the look on his

stepped up. I sneered at

has Ari taken

peace of mind,

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family who

I would never allow my sisters to work here for as

alive-

The Elders sputtered.

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 even deemed him worthy

serve me.

you into doing," Tsuneo said. From the look on your face it causes you enough grief by the day. Was

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