Unclaimable Dragon
I was the lowest-born black serpent in the Serpent Clan, yet the Dragon Court's most honored crown prince chose me as his bride.
He gave up his betrothal to my sister, surrendered his place as heir, and walked away from the Dragon Court for me.
I was moved beyond words and became his wife.
But after I gave birth to only a black serpent, he flew into a rage. He crushed our baby beneath his foot, then killed me with a single strike of his sword.
As I was dying, I saw hatred burning in his eyes. "If I'd known you were this useless, I should've married your sister!"
Only then did I learn the truth. I was the woman of fate named in the Dragon Court's forbidden book, the one born with primordial blood. If I gave birth to a primordial child, he would be able to secure the dragon throne.
When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day of the bride selection.
This time, Adrian chose my sister, the woman who had given birth to a golden dragon in our previous life, without the slightest hesitation.
I laughed and chose a lowly worm servant instead.
Adrian didn't know that I truly did carry primordial power.
He was simply born with a broken essence. Without me, he was meant to die childless.
In this life, I would give birth to the true primordial child.
And I would make sure he never inherited the Dragon Court.