The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

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

sick.

than content to

to speak but the sounds wouldn't come

to them. "We'll go in

here."

Anya was at the very

to have every single one

dark light. "If you seek to make a mockery of

sat back, pale and clearly shaken. Tsuneo was furious, but I didn't understand

came up to stand beside Tsuneo, her

I want you to go to the box and find that

yell, I could barely move, but she went to the boxes that had been brought and pulled out a necklace and bracelet set that I often liked

from her, and how it had been a family heirloom, but who cared. She was a servants, she

owned belonged to me. I could take what

my

from 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 look on his face. His

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

has Ari taken from

peace of mind,

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have family who works

Your Highness. I would never allow my sisters to work here for as

alive-

The Elders sputtered.

to buy back our family home from Elder Hara. Ari has... more than once intimated that she would ensure that we would all be fired if I didn't comply ith her wishes."

serve me.

Tsuneo said. From the look on your face it causes