The Dragon King's Substitute Bride (Morgan and Tsuneo) novel Chapter 139

CH139

Morgan

Who was this woman, and what was she talking about?

You may be a phoenix, but you’re playing with the same fire as the rest of us, and it’s only a matter of time before you get burned. The woman shook her head. There will be no light to resurrect you from those ashes, and he will not care.

“Morgan?”

1 blinked away the vision, seeing Tsuneo standing in front of me. His eyes flickered with some sort. of knowledge. It probably wasn’t his conscious thoughts. I smiled, pushing away the ominous feeling at the back of my mind.

“Yes?”

He narrowed his eyes. “Are you alright?”

“Just fine,” I said. “I suppose… you’re here to usher me off to bed like a good husband?”

Maya snickered behind me. My face heated and a wry smile took over Tsuneo’s face.

“To sleep at least, and eventually. For now, I actually came to ask about all the commotion.” He stepped closer, cupping my face. “I felt you leave the palace.”

Tsuneo

Her eyes widened. “You can tell when I leave?”

“I can…” Now, at least, but it was mostly Tarofu’s doing. He’d been anxious when he’d felt her leave the palace and the city grounds. He’d only calmed down when he’d felt her heaving back to the palace.

“Mei,” she said. “She tried to escape… I went after her and had her taken to the dungeons to think on what she wants to own up to in court. Though now that you’ve reminded me, is there a way to detain her family?”

I raised a brow, surprised at how swiftly she handled it, but not displeased.

“Of course. And her stall?”

“Taken care of,” she said. “At least, they’d better be since there was only a handful of them.”

I smiled, drawing her closer. There was a power in her ruthlessness that I found both necessary and, if I were to admit it, deeply attractive. She wasn’t hesitating, and in times like these, that decisiveness was invaluable. The court was full of schemers, and those like Mei wouldn’t think twice about initiating whatever they were plotting if we let up.

Tarofu seemed a bit worried, but he said nothing and that gave me pause.

What is it?

He didn’t answer for a long moment. It’s nothing.

He was a terrible liar, but I let it go.

“I’m thoroughly impressed,” I said. “Maybe I should let you be the Crown Prince.”

She laughed. “Not happening. Shall we?”

I nodded, stepping aside to let her pass. She turned back to wave goodbye, and Maya was positively beaming. Her eyes twinkling with mischief.

Heavens help me.