About Becoming My Ex-Husband's Mistress - Chapter 13

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Chapter 13. Intensifying Desire
Count Veloda Genoma’s voice carried such earnestness that it seemed genuine.
Yet despite his plea, the sailors only tightened their grip on his forearms.
“You expect us to believe you?”
“Ugh!”
Finally, Count Veloda Genoma was seized by the collar.
All I could do was clench my lips. My breathing grew ragged and shallow, my body flushed with heat—something was terribly wrong with my condition.
I had been about to demand they return my identification papers and boarding pass once the verification was complete.
“There you are!”
“Sister!”
Matilda Bilsty and Melissa Bilsty burst through the crowd.
Melissa grasped the sailor’s arm with a sorrowful expression.
“Strong and handsome sailor, please release the Count. My sister has been unwell since losing her first husband. This gentleman is the one she’s remarrying. We’re to be family.”
The sailor’s grip loosened the moment his eyes met Melissa’s. The pretty young woman’s plea had softened his resolve.
“What is all this commotion about? Tsk, Priscilla.”
Matilda Bilsty approached me with absolute confidence.
“This is far too much trouble. I told you we should have gone home.”
The sailor then turned to me and asked.
“Are you family?”
Matilda Bilsty produced her identification papers and handed them to the sailor.
“This girl’s name is Priscilla Sellen, and I am Matilda Bilsty. Her surname changed when she married, but if you summon the Messenger Service to verify, you’ll quickly learn whether we’re truly family.”
After handing over her papers, Matilda Bilsty gripped my hand firmly and brushed my cheek.
“Your breathing is shallow and your complexion is flushed—it looks like your episodes are returning. We should get you back to your cabin at once.”
The sailor studied me. His gaze asked whether Matilda Bilsty’s words were true.
In that moment, I found myself swallowing hard at the sight of the sailor’s broad chest and muscular arms.
My body was becoming increasingly strange.
My heart pounded so violently it filled my ears, my mouth grew dry, and a tremor began spreading through my lower body.
It was dangerous.
I could endure no longer.
‘I’ll retrieve my identification papers later.’
It seemed better to escape this situation first and find a solution elsewhere. Perhaps if I waited long enough, it would resolve itself.
As I spun around and ran, I heard Matilda Bilsty and Count Veloda Genoma calling after me.
“Where are you going! Wait!”
“Priscilla! Please wait!”
I panicked at the thought of them catching me by the back of my neck.
Fortunately, only their voices pursued me.
“Where do you think you’re going? Third-class passengers must wait until the Messenger Service arrives.”
The sailors held them back, as though the identity verification was not yet complete.
“This is too much, isn’t it?”
Melissa’s protest echoed behind me.
Nor did Count Veloda Genoma’s desperate cry escape me.
“Priscilla! I’ll be waiting on the Stern Left Deck! Until you arrive! You must come! Because I can resolve this! It won’t simply dissipate on its own!”
His words were utterly despairing.
Back in my cabin, I locked the door firmly and threw myself onto the bed.
The raucous music from outside began again.
It seemed the incident from moments ago had passed as merely a brief disturbance.
“What do I do? What should I do…”
I tried to think while breathing heavily, but no clear answer came to mind. I could only suffer as my desire burned ever hotter.
The dress felt suffocating, so I tore it off and changed into a negligee.
‘Just sleep for now. Once I’m asleep, I’ll be fine. Maybe it will fade with time.’
I shut my eyes tightly and took deep breaths, trying to fall asleep.
But it was useless.
Sleep would not come, and my body only grew hotter, as if burning away.
“Haah…”
Eventually, even the slightest movement caused stimulation, and embarrassing moans escaped involuntarily.
The thirst was not sated at all. Instead, my desire only intensified.
I desperately craved a man’s touch.
I found myself wishing that anyone—anyone at all—would take me and do whatever they pleased.
‘This cursed madness!’
Tears flowed unbidden from self-loathing.
Yet there was no solution. All I could do was endure, no matter how painful.
With my mind growing hazy, I writhed and wept.
As time passed and the ship grew quiet after the party, I finally understood that this curse would not simply dissolve.
The symptoms only worsened; there was no sign of relief.
My mind filled only with the wish that someone would take me like a beast and quench this base thirst.
“Damn it…”
Curses spilled from my lips.
Then Count Veloda Genoma’s cry flashed through my mind.
｢Priscilla! I’ll be waiting on the Stern Left Deck! Until you arrive! You must come! Because I can resolve this! It won’t simply dissipate on its own!｣
I finally stumbled out of bed, suppressing moans that threatened to escape at the slightest touch.
‘Melissa and Count Veloda Genoma might know how to break the curse.’
If I went to the stern, Count Veloda Genoma surely wouldn’t be alone.
After all, what they truly desired from me was my wealth.
In that case, it would be better to give them the money they wanted, break the curse, and preserve my dignity.
They had no idea I possessed three thousand gold coins.
‘A thousand gold coins should suffice.’
I could simply write them a promissory note offering the money, have them break the curse, and sever all ties.
With that resolve, I retrieved my seal.
Even the slightest movement left me breathless, and heat burned through my core.
At this rate, I truly would surrender myself to anyone.
‘This is truly dangerous.’
I clenched my teeth.
I could not allow the catastrophe of embracing Count Veloda Genoma to occur. So I resolved to maintain my reason at all costs, no matter what happened.
As I stepped out of my cabin, the cold dawn breeze greeted me.
Thanks to it, the burning heat seemed to cool slightly, and I was grateful for that.
First, I surveyed my surroundings.
Apart from a guard sailor standing at the boundary between first and second class, no one was visible.
Not far away, I could see a dark mass and a light.
That light was surely a lighthouse.
The ship must have been passing through the Oselia Archipelago.
I recalled the map and felt hope kindle within me.
‘In a few hours, I’ll arrive at the Capital. I just need to endure until then.’
I hurried toward the stern left deck that Count Veloda Genoma had mentioned, breathing heavily. The lamps were lit, so the surroundings were more visible than I expected.
But because it was the hour when everyone had retired to sleep, it was certainly deserted. There was no sailor standing guard like before.
The moment my feet touched the stern left deck, three figures approached.
“I knew you would come.”
“Sister!”
“What a wretched daughter you are. Must I, your mother, wait here in the cold wind?”
It was Count Veloda Genoma, Melissa Bilsty, and Matilda Bilsty, who began with reproaches.
“Do not come closer.”
I exhaled a sigh and remained vigilant toward them.
But Count Veloda Genoma glanced around once and stepped closer.
“Please do not be like that. I will surely need you.”
Those eyes stained with greed. A mouth twisted upward with such contemptible malice.
I glared at him, then clenched my teeth again as that surging sensation rose within me.
“I will give you what you want… so give me a solution.”
Count Veloda Genoma raised one eyebrow.
“What do you mean by that?”
“You placed a strange curse upon me. Remove the curse.”
Count Veloda Genoma looked at Melissa Bilsty.
At his gesture questioning her intent, Melissa Bilsty approached and asked me.
“Did you just ask to have the curse lifted?”
“Yes. I know you cast curse magic on me. And I know what you want is money.”
Melissa Bilsty fell silent for a moment.
Even as she did, heat continued to rise in my body.
My vision began to blur progressively, so I forced strength into my eyes and continued speaking.
“So remove the curse and release me. I will live quietly and inconspicuously. In return, I will give you one thousand gold coins.”
“….”
Instead of answering, Melissa Bilsty looked at Matilda Bilsty. Then Matilda Bilsty asked me sharply.
“How do you intend to guarantee that you will truly give us that money?”
“I promise. So first….”
I bit down on my lips again, suppressing the surging desire. Along with the pain came the metallic taste of blood, but regaining my composure was what mattered now.
After steadying my breath for a moment, I forced out the words in a strained voice.
“Lift the curse. Then tomorrow I’ll retrieve my identification from the Sailor, stop by the Harbor Bank, and give you the money. And I’ll leave quietly.”
Matilda Bilsty fell silent.
Melissa Bilsty stepped back and began whispering with Count Veloda Genoma. They appeared to be deliberating.
For a moment, hope flickered within me—perhaps there was a way through this. They seemed to be considering my proposal.
Soon, after finishing her consultation with Count Veloda Genoma, Melissa Bilsty spoke up.
“I can lift the curse for you, sister.”
It was welcome news to hear.
“The sum you mentioned is certainly substantial. However…”
Count Veloda Genoma continued where Melissa Bilsty left off.
“Isn’t it rather meager as the price of obtaining complete freedom?”

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