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William mocks Lora in front of the royal court, claiming she is too sickly to bear dragon heirs. An elder dragon lord warns Asher that unchosen brides are burned alive. Asher steps forward, takes Lora's hand, and claims her as his bride. When William furiously calls Lora cursed, Lora realizes William returned from their past life too. Asher defends Lora and announces that she was always the woman he truly wanted.
William holds Selina's hand and belittles Lora before the entire court. He calls Lora a sickly princess who cannot bear a dragon heir. The onlookers laugh at William's taunts while he silently assumes Asher will reject her.
An elder holding a dragon staff presents Lora as the final bride. He warns Asher that a rejected bride must be burned alive. Selina gloats openly at her sister, while William urges his brother to avoid making a terrible mistake.
Asher steps forward and takes Lora's hand, officially declaring her as his bride. William yells in anger and calls Lora cursed. Lora listens to William's frantic insults and realizes he also came back from their past life.
Asher shields Lora and reprimands William, stating he did not marry her just for dragon heirs. Selina smugly asks if Asher picked Lora out of spite. Asher looks at Lora and tells the room she was always his choice.
“I, Asher Aurelian, take Laura Clay to be my bride.”
“Asher, how could you choose a cursed woman like her?”
“She is my wife. You will not insult her. I didn't marry her just so she could give me heirs.”
“She was always the one I wanted.”
Selina asks whether Asher settled for Lora just because William chose first. Asher looks straight at Lora and says she was always the one he wanted, silencing his brother and Selina. But with court hostility high, how will Asher and Lora handle the dragon traditions and the upcoming tests waiting for them?