All Chapters of The Dragon Warlord's Bride: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

They stayed like that for a while—bodies tangled, hearts aligned. His fingers traced the edge of her shoulder, a quiet loop of comfort that never rushed. He breathed her in like he couldn’t quite believe she was still there.“You know,” she murmured, “when I was inside the flame, all I could think a

It had been nearly two weeks since the trials.In that time, the court had sent summon after summon—each one colder than the last. Rhazien refused them all. He had grown tired of their forgetfulness, of the way they spoke as though power sat in their hands and not his. Let them scheme, let them whis

There was no fire.No roaring skies or molten vows. No blazing circles of power or ancient rites that demanded blood and bone. No declarations etched in flame or ceremonies passed through generations of scaled kings. No council gathered to murmur judgment. No sneering eyes hiding behind polished arm

No court lingered to twist the sight into shame. No counsel would ever speak of it. This moment was theirs. And she held it.She reached for him, not as a queen to a subject, but as a woman to the man she had chosen. Cradling his jaw, she pulled him up, slow and certain. Her thumb brushed the line o

Rhazien stopped short, his momentum buckling under the weight of her silence. Flames still curled at his shoulders, teeth bared in a snarl. But she didn’t touch him. Didn’t raise a hand.She just looked at him.A single glance. Steady. Absolute.And he stilled.Not because he feared her.But because