About Becoming My Ex-Husband's Mistress - Chapter 127
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Chapter 127. Acknowledging the Fact That We Were Husband and Wife
Luderne Sellen’s muscles gleamed in the lamplight and moonbeams, appearing like a work of art.
He loosened my garments further, then traced my belly slowly with his fingertips as if admiring me before lowering his body against mine.
Luderne Sellen’s warm lips touched my collarbone.
As he drew in the protruding bone and moved his tongue like rolling candy, my body, which had cooled only moments before, began to kindle anew with a deep, smoldering heat.
The instant Luderne Sellen exhaled warm breath and pressed his lips to my cheek, I closed my eyes and clenched my lips tightly.
The sensation of him moving within me felt heavier than before, as though it might overwhelm me.
Yet knowing it would only last a moment, I gripped his shoulders.
He, who already knew me so intimately, opened the way with persistent and precise movements of his hips, his skill evident.
“Mmm.”
Within moments of his rhythm, we were both ablaze.
“Ah, relax a little. It’s not as though this is our first time, yet you tense every time.”
Even as Luderne Sellen offered this gentle reproach, his breathing was ragged, as though he were gritting his teeth.
Soon my vision blurred, and I fell into the illusion that the stars filling the sky were pouring down upon me.
Lost in the ecstasy that surged and receded like waves, I gripped his silken hair.
“Ah, kiss me.”
At my unbidden plea, his lips met mine.
I eagerly savored the sweetness he offered, our mouths moving with passionate fervor as our heated saliva mingled.
His movements grew even more intense.
As the satisfaction within me swelled, I could scarcely keep my eyes open.
Soon Luderne Sellen exhaled roughly and pulled me tightly into his embrace, his body completely merged with mine as he reached his peak, and I held him close in return.
A delicious tremor flowed from deep within.
For a moment, we buried our faces in each other’s necks and savored the lingering sensations across our skin, but then Luderne Sellen brought his lips to mine once more.
I bit my lip, then exhaled the warm breath rising again and spoke.
“Ah, Your Highness… didn’t we come out to see the night view?”
Luderne Sellen nibbled gently at my earlobe as he answered immediately.
“I am looking at it. It is a most beautiful sight.”
“What?”
Luderne Sellen raised himself up.
“The night view of this place is truly exceptional. The fragrance pleases me as well… it was worthy of the Chief Administrator’s recommendation.”
Yet his gaze remained fixed solely upon me.
“But no matter how much I look, my longing does not diminish.”
His voice was unbearably husky and seductive.
Luderne Sellen lowered himself once more, and his presence filled me completely again.
The pace of our rising heat was faster than before.
My vision blurred again. The stars of the heavens began to pour down once more, and I could not suppress the bestial moans that escaped me.
The end came in a cry born of climax.
Tears streamed down my face, yet Luderne Sellen did not cease his movements. He continued far longer than before.
How much longer did pleasure torment me?
Whether I lost consciousness or simply surrendered to the depths of satisfaction, I could not say.
I awoke to the crackling of firewood, the gentle warmth it radiated, and the comforting scent of grass.
Though the surroundings remained shrouded in darkness, something glimmered as if stars had descended to earth and drifted about.
Fireflies.
A short distance away, a small kettle sat perched above a campfire.
I realized a blanket had been draped over me and carefully propped myself up on my elbows.
“How is your body feeling?”
At the low voice, I turned to find Luderne Sellen sitting at my feet, sipping tea. His clothes were impeccably neat, as if he had never crawled about like a beast.
Seeing him like that, I examined my own appearance.
Though the front of my garment was torn in places and could never return to its original state, my dress was still reasonably composed.
While I slept, someone must have tended to me—my body felt neither sticky nor uncomfortable, but rather refreshingly clean.
I adjusted my clothes further and sat up properly.
A faint afterglow lingered from what had transpired. Yet there was no pain, so I smoothed my disheveled hair and nodded.
“I seem to be fine.”
Luderne Sellen retrieved the kettle warmed by the campfire and poured its contents into a cup, which he offered to me.
Without hesitation, I accepted and took a sip.
A subtle bitterness mingled with sweetness flowed warmly down my throat. The delicate fragrance of roses rose gently to greet my senses.
Next, he presented a bar of chocolate. As I bit into it, the rich aroma of cacao bloomed across my palate.
“The night view here is truly magnificent. The sky and earth alike are brimming with stars.”
At his words, I glanced around before lifting my gaze skyward once more.
Where before it had seemed like light scattered across ebony hair, now it resembled a symphony of bioluminescent plankton dancing upon a navy sea.
Dawn seemed not far off.
As I chewed the chocolate and drained my cup of rose tea, Luderne Sellen refilled the kettle with water and set it above the campfire once more.
“There are irreversible changes now, so I have much to tell you. You must have much as well, but I’m uncertain where to begin….”
I turned to look at Luderne Sellen, who sat beside me. The firelight cast his sharp profile in an atmospheric glow.
Even after watching him for some time, he did not look at me, so I redirected my gaze toward the flames.
“Yes, I imagine there is much.”
“Your peerage matter has been resolved for now.”
Luderne Sellen began counting slowly on his fingers.
“The curse, revenge, regression, litigation, the management of your Territory and the Salon.”
“All of them are my problems.”
Luderne Sellen fell silent for a moment.
As his eyes, fixed upon the campfire, narrowed, his low voice resonated.
“The truth entwined between you and me.”
Unless afflicted by amnesia, it would be obvious—yet it sounded like an acknowledgment of the fact that we had been husband and wife, something he had pretended not to know.
It seemed he too had now resolved himself to something.
“Is that all?”
At his confirmation, I nodded and added to my list.
“There are three more. Baron Luderne Sellen’s legacy, and the part that Sir Jester cannot remember. And finally….”
My love for him.
Our eyes met. My heart tingled.
‘I’m going to die anyway….’
If I opened my mouth, all I’d do is beg him for a child so I could live—a pathetic sight. He’d already refused me countless times.
Luderne Sellen seemed cold-hearted, but looking back, he’d done everything in his power to help me survive.
He’d spent vast sums under the guise of inheritance and used his own body to lift the curse.
Now we were like crocodile and plover, but to demand his heart while baring mine to such a man would be nothing but sordid desperation.
Few men in this world would offer such financial support to their ex-wife.
Realizing that made me feel utterly shameless.
‘I can’t even repay him….’
I couldn’t say this. I’d already clung to him enough. It would be truly unforgivable to burden him again with another refusal.
So I made a firm resolve: even if I remained his mistress, I would never be clingy, never cling to him, never demand affection.
“What’s the last one?”
I closed my eyes at Luderne Sellen’s question. I shook my head a couple of times and fixed my gaze on the campfire.
Then I took a sip of rose tea.
“I was mistaken. Now that I think about it, there are two.”
“…I see.”
His response was somewhat slow.
“We should resolve the urgent matters one by one. The immediate issues would be fiefdom management and the matter of revenge.”
“So there’s something I need to do.”
I felt his gaze, but I continued speaking without looking at him.
“I intend to stay here and develop the fiefdom as much as possible.”
He’d been silent for a moment, then nodded to himself.
“I was about to say the same thing. It seems you’ll be busy either way, so I’ll send people to help.”
His unexpected words made me look at Luderne Sellen.
“People?”
“I know you have remarkable talents, but I doubt you’re well-versed in tax matters.”
Luderne Sellen gazed at the campfire, slowly turning the teacup in his hand.
“There’s still the matter of tax organization to settle. You won’t be in a position to hold a post and conduct duties steadily.”
He was referring to what had happened when Matilda Bilsty lost her qualifications and stepped down.
“Now that you’ve finally reclaimed your rights, if something goes wrong because of tax issues, you could lose your title and fiefdom.”
He was right. So I agreed.
“I was planning to find someone within the fiefdom.”
Luderne Sellen took a sip of tea.
“Wintem Territory has many people skilled in tax administration. I’ll send them so the work can be completed within the deadline.”
He understood my needs precisely and offered to solve them first.
“No matter how I look at it, accepting this seems shameless.”
“So, do you dislike it?”
I hesitated at his counter-question, but there was only one answer I could give.
“I’m truly grateful for your help.”
It was true that this was too much for me to handle alone. Time was not on my side.
At my gratitude, one corner of Luderne Sellen’s mouth lifted diagonally. He seemed pleased.
“And there’s something I’d like to ask of you regarding this matter.”
“Ask of me?”
“Yes. It’s rather audacious of me to request it.”
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