The Cursed Regent's Fearless Substitute Bride

Chapter 6

Word Count: 790 | Released on: 24/06/2026

es. She walked to the door, her movements deliberate and un

said, her voice laced with challenge. "What's next, Your Highness? Are you go

again, not what he expected. The

wheels the only sound in the room. He radiated a palpa

yed innocence. "Oh? And who m

nd her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. His grip was surprisingly strong. "D

e said, her words clipped and precise, "was to marry you and collec

hem was a taut wi

ing erupted from the

"Damien! Open this door! I know you're in there!

a flash of profound anno

ppeared in Luna's e

woman in a frilly pink gown stormed in, flanked by

a, standing close together, his hand still on

y, twisted the prince

ointing a trembling finger at Luna. "Get a

eact, Luna did someth

shri

her-not hard, but with enough force to break his grip-and scra

n left both Damien and Ophe

ng, her eyes wide with manufactured terror.

voice cracking. "Your Highness, s

rt-circuit. She pointed at he

e, a flicker of stunned disbelief in his ey

ke down the door, I saw the glint of a dagger in her sleeve!

ompletely flustered by the insane a

o check. To the guards who had just rushed in, alert

eded to hear. They immediately surrounded the pr

ow a tantrum and assert her claim, and n

g to him for help. "She's ly

cealed smile playing on her lips, to the genuinely hysterical and now terrified prince

tting through the chaos. "Stand

ctantly lowered

elia. "But this is my bridal chamb

shot Luna a look of pure hatred,

nd, when Damien wasn't looking, gave

choked sob, turned

m, had been defused and turned back on the attack

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The Cursed Regent's Fearless Substitute Bride

Rutledge Shepp History

“I woke up in a strange body, only to find myself being violently laced into a blood-red wedding dress. The Ashford family had finally remembered their abandoned daughter, but only to use me as a disposable substitute. They were forcing me to marry the terrifying Prince Regent in place of their precious darling, Seraphina. The Prince was rumored to be a cursed, crippled monster who had already outlived three dead brides. Everyone knew this wasn't a wedding; it was a brutal death sentence. When I confronted my "father," he coldly told me it was my duty to sacrifice my life so his real daughter could marry the Crown Prince. They thought I was just a weak, useless pawn they could ship off like cattle. They expected me to cry, beg, and accept my tragic fate. But I wasn't that timid girl anymore. I smiled at my so-called father and held out two fingers. "Alright, I'll marry him." I watched their faces pale as my smile widened. "But not for free. Two hundred thousand gold lions." After extorting my own family, I took the carriage to the Prince's castle, where they tried to humiliate me by making me enter through a tiny servant's door. Instead of submitting, I walked over to a thousand-pound marble gargoyle statue by the main entrance. I ripped off my veil, lifted the massive stone beast with my bare hands, and smashed the heavy iron gates to splinters. "Go tell your master his bride has arrived." I let the words sink into the dead silence. "And if he doesn't open this gate, I will tear it down myself."”