The Crippled Dragon's Substitute Bride

Betrayed by her father and forced to marry the crippled, ruthless Black Dragon King Damian, deposed flame queen Seraphina discovers that collecting the “primordial shed scales” from all seven dragon clans can heal his legs and restore her own godlike power. Pretending to be a meek human bride, she secretly wields pliers to “pedicure” arrogant dragon nobles—while Damian, initially hostile, falls for her fierce cunning and becomes obsessively protective. When a blood-moon coup traps them in a deadly array, Seraphina removes Damian’s own black scale, breaking both his curse and her final seal. She returns at full power, annihilates the traitors, humiliates her scheming half-sister, and tames an ancient abyss dragon. In a hilarious, high-sweet finale, the couple reigns supreme—and Seraphina’s new “monopoly pedicure service” terrifies all dragons.