Chapter 31: Kiss me
by fnovelpia
It’s hot.
My heart was pounding, and my skin was burning. It felt as if my whole body was on fire. The sound of my rapidly beating heart echoed in my ears. I tried to take a deep breath and exhale slowly, but the heat wouldn’t subside. My clothes clung to my body uncomfortably, but taking them off seemed pointless. I was just hot.
My head was a mess. I desperately wanted a sip of cold water, but I doubted even that would cool me down. My lips were drying out. I wiped the sweat off my face with my hand. Even the touch of my fingertips on my skin felt uncomfortable. I could feel the sweat running down, which only made me more miserable.
“Gasp?! Huff…! Hic…!”
“Be good, Tina. Just stay still.”
What the hell.
Mardian, you.
What did you put in me…!
I struggled against the rising heat. But the more fiercely I resisted, the rougher Mardian’s hands pressed me down onto the bed.
Knock-knock.
When Mardian tapped the window with her finger, the large, heavy door of the carriage soon opened, revealing a man. Without even glancing at him, Mardian gave orders with his voice while keeping his eyes fixed on me.
“To a place where no one comes.”
“Yes.”
“The guards are behind us, right?”
“Five elite knights are standing by.”
Mardian nodded without sparing a glance, and the man retreated, closing the carriage door behind him. As the red sunlight that had been seeping through the door disappeared, a subtle shadow enveloped the inside of the carriage once more.
Soon, the carriage began to move. Mardian closed the curtains by the window and looked down at me with a broad, crescent-moon-shaped smile.
“Did you wait long, Tina? Now it’s just the two of us, so don’t worry.”
Though Mardian’s voice was friendly, I couldn’t respond. She watched me thrashing on the bed with a strange smile before slowly climbing over me and pinning my arms down firmly.
“Gasp! Hah, huh?! Hic…!”
What came out of my mouth was not a voice but a breathless moan as I tried to inhale oxygen through my burning throat. My mind was becoming hazy, and the area around my lower abdomen felt as if it were on fire.
What is this…
What on earth did you put in me?
What did you put in me…!
“It’ll only be like this at first. Just wait a little, and you’ll feel good.”
“Gasp! Hah, it’s, it’s so hot…!”
The overwhelming heat engulfing my body felt like it was melting my brain. Gradually, my rationality blurred, and my vision narrowed. I looked up at Mardian with eyes pleading for help, but she merely brushed my bangs aside gently.
“Looking up at me with such a flushed face and moist eyes… Tina, are you signaling for me to take you right now? You really are a shameless girl.”
Her repulsive words spilled from her lips. What kind of twisted mindset does one need to say something like that? I wanted to slap her immediately.
But, being far weaker and less powerful than her, all I could do was desperately cling to her hands pressing me down and beg.
“Ma, Mardian… please… my body, it’s too hot… wa, water please….”
Never had I needed water so desperately. The pain of my parched throat continued to torment me. Even speaking was an arduous task.
For a moment, Mardian stared at me blankly, then her face twisted into a fierce grimace.
“Ha, you bitch, you’re making me aroused again.”
Mardian pulled out a water bottle placed by the window. Seeing the water sloshing inside, my throat yearned for it even more.
“My pet wants water, so of course, I should give it to her.”
But Mardian didn’t hand me the water. She opened the bottle, took a large gulp herself, and then looked down at me with her mouth full of water. Suddenly, she grabbed my arm.
“Mmpph?!”
She lunged at me, crushing my lips with hers. The sudden contact with someone else’s lips triggered a repulsive reaction from within.
Despite my intense desire to push her away due to the disgusting feeling and nausea rising from my body, I was in no condition to resist after ingesting that strange pink liquid.
Mardian, who was crushing my lips, gradually began to move, forcing open my tightly shut mouth to let the water she had in her mouth flow into mine.
The water mixed with Mardian’s saliva entered my mouth. Just the thought of it made me want to vomit, but my survival instinct, which desperately needed water, took over.
Gulp-
Unlike my rational mind that was screaming at me to spit it out, my throat swallowed the water Maridian had given me. Even though I was furious enough to die, as the water I had longed for so desperately passed down my throat, the burning pain in my throat subsided, and for a moment, I even felt a sense of ecstasy.
“Ha… Ha…”
But that ecstasy was short-lived. Not long after the water went down my throat, the burning pain started creeping back up again.
No, I hate it…
I don’t want to be in pain again.
I want to drink more water…
Perhaps sensing my anxiety, Maridian looked down at me with a mischievous smile and glinting blood-red eyes.
“Do you want more water? If you beg the master earnestly, I might give you more.”
Her voice was full of playful mischief. I resented her so much that I wanted to bite her neck off right then. But contrary to my feelings, all I could do, unable to even control my own body, was to frown and turn my head away from her.
“Oh, are you holding back?”
“Ha… Ha…”
I ignored her words, avoiding her gaze.
“Alright, I respect your will, so I’ll wait.”
With those words, Maridian stood still without any interference. It was clearly a chance to catch my breath, but why did my body feel more and more miserable? Much to my frustration, it seemed my body didn’t like the current situation at all.
Ten minutes, or maybe twenty.
How much time had passed?
“Hic? Ha…! Hic!”
Ironically, as time passed, my throat, which had been burning more and more, no longer hurt. The pain receded and was replaced by a different sensation. An unknown feeling that I couldn’t describe in words, something I had never felt in my past or present life, engulfed my body.
The heat that had been blazing started to flow down my body, slowly tickling my chest and armpits. It didn’t stop there. The heat that descended down my waist soon heated up my hips, and then it began to spread to the intimate area between my legs.
“Hic?! Hic? My, my body feels weird.”
Weird.
My whole body is hot.
But it’s different.
It doesn’t hurt.
Weird, why, it’s definitely hot.
Why doesn’t it hurt?
Weird, weird. Weird, weird…!
I hate it.
I hate it, hate it, hate it.
What is this feeling?
I hate it.
I hate it…!
As the heat consumed my entire body, my vision gradually narrowed, and my thoughts became blurry. Amid the increasingly fragmented consciousness, I felt a thread of rationality lingering in my mind.
I instinctively knew.
If the last shred of reason in my head disappeared, I would undoubtedly reach an irreparable state. The fear that I might become a fool or cripple for the rest of my life seeped deep into my heart.
“Ah! No, let me go, let me go, let me go…”
Fear overwhelmed me. The thought of not knowing what would happen to me was terrifying. But despite my struggles, Mardian only looked down at me with calm, red eyes, offering no help.
In this desperate situation, I had no choice but to let go of my pride. With tears streaming down my face, I looked up at Mardian and pleaded.
“W-Water…please….”
Despite giving her the answer she so desired, Mardian continued to watch me without offering even a sip of water.
“M-Mardian… I am sorry… water…”
“What did you say? Speak it with your own mouth.”
Cruel words.
I knew well what Mardian was waiting for. I was also well aware that even if I begged for water, she would not simply give it to me.
It was frustrating.
I wanted to bite my tongue right then and there.
But my will was weak.
Had I ever been strong?
In my previous life or this one, my will was consistently weak and pathetic. Just because my body had changed didn’t mean anything would be different.
So helplessly.
So pathetically.
I spoke to her with tears in my eyes.
“Please, M-Mardian… kiss me….”
“Good girl. Well done, Tina.”
Mardian left a small kiss on my forehead. She then uncapped the water bottle, took a big gulp, and slowly brought her lips to mine.
Soon, our lips met, and just like before, Mardian slowly parted my lips. A sip of water, sweeter than honey, entered my mouth.
With tear-filled eyes closed, I accepted the water she passed to me.
What on earth is this situation?
***
“Calm down, please, Madam.”
“T, Tina…Tina, Tina……!”
Arthasia Blanc.
She was the wife of Bonnie Blanc, always maintaining a cold, expressionless face. Because of her sharp demeanor, she didn’t have a good reputation. However, her appearance was breathtakingly beautiful, befitting the mother of a noble lady.
There were rumors that she didn’t shed a single tear even in the face of her husband’s death, and people said she was a cold woman without emotions, like a machine.
She was now so anxious that she was trembling with anxiety, desperately searching for her daughter.
“My lady… I know I have no right to ask, but please help me… I can’t be without her. I will repay your kindness somehow, so please…”
“Please…”
“…Sigh.”
What on earth is this situation?
I definitely came here to take revenge on that cunning fox. I planned to give her a stern lesson on her most glamorous birthday, but suddenly, an unexpected kidnapping?
Well, whatever happened, it didn’t really matter. She was the one who toyed with me first. She sweet-talked me and then turned her back coldly at the slightest harsh word.
Such an arrogant young lady.
So, there’s no need to worry. Whether she was kidnapped and beaten or even raped, it wasn’t my concern.
Yeah.
Such an arrogant young lady.
There was definitely no need to worry.
Definitely, but……
[I’m always cheering for you, my lady.]
“…Tsk.”
Why am I so annoyed?
Clicking my tongue, I ran my hand through my hair. I wanted to put a cigarette in my mouth right away, but it would be disrespectful to the anxious Baroness.
For someone who even had the authority to reject the Emperor’s summons, to be swayed by a powerless Viscount’s daughter like this.
It was truly laughable.
Instead of being uselessly concerned, it would be better to face her directly and end this.
After a brief thought, I looked at the Baroness.
“Where was she last seen?”
Prepare yourself, young lady.
For the price of mocking me.
I will repay this favor twofold.
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