The Dragon King's Substitute Bride

Chapter 133

Chapter 133

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She raised an eyebrow. "You're telling me that after everything we've been through, you still want

more excitement?"

There was playful glint in her eyes. I couldn't help but lean closer.

"I never said I wanted more troubling excitement. Just the fun kind. The kind where you and I can run off somewhere, explore a part of the realm untouched by most, somewhere peaceful with just a few hidden gems that don't have massive importance to the realm." "... You want to go hunting for seashells."

"What?"

"It's something my father used to say," she said. "Apparently, Adele was from near the coast. he take her seashell hunting sometimes. It's harmless, like a treasure hunt."

I flinched at that.

"What?"

"Treasure hunting is dangerous," I said. "You have a good chance of encountering dragons who have lost themselves to their baser nature."

She sighed. "Not literal treasure. Just seashells."

"Some seashells are made out of pure diamonds. Treasure."

Her jaw dropped. "You have got to be kidding!"

"Afraid not."

"Fine. No seashells... Grasshoppers."

"A prized commodity for their music."

"Goldfish?"

"Never," I said, almost horrified. "They're blessed by the water fairies."

She narrowed her eyes. "Why does it seem like everything that would be normally just

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enough to be fun seemed to be loaded with issues

humans Took the stories of what treasure is on this side and sought

"Fine. What's no

grinned. "Trouble's

sputtered into laughter, and I couldn't help but join her. Our laughter mixed with the gentle rustling of the trees. We lay out beneath the trees,

resting in mine, her thumb absentmindedly tracing circles against my skin. I could feel her warmth, and the bond between us felt new, but solid, like

stay here forever," she murmured, her voice almost lost to the

our duties won't wait that

a mock groan. "Don't

down, curling

"We can't hide

the entire royal family has two newlyweds been separated for so long, so frequently, and for so many dangerous reasons. A little

but then she turned to me, wrapping her arms around me an cleaning her head

a

off, half asleep and half awake in the comfortable silence, the hum of the garden filling the gaps where words might have been. Every now and then, I would wake as she shifted a little. I'd look up at her, taking

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must have serised my gaze because

thought we were escaping a little longer," she said, not opening

can

help it," I replied. "I'm

eyes opened then and met my

very romantic or very

chuckled. "Definitely romantic," I said, leaning in closer. "But also a little concerning, considering

then sat up. I almost groaned in protest until she stood and offered her hands to

"Come on."

"Where are we going?"

route back to work," she said, her voice light. "The gardens are too beautiful not to enjoy them a

flowers mingled with the earthy undertones of the soil, and the sound of our footsteps was

their colors popping against

and I gave her as much

you as

was a doctor, so I learned to make a lot of remedies from herbs and

If you didn't have to

didn't have the patience for it. And I knew there was

your parents could have had another

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