Chapter 1974 I love her. "So? What is it? What's holding you back?" Nux whispered into Lyriana's ears in a voice so sensual that she felt strange a jolt of pleasure running all over her body. After a long long while, she felt… weak. And what's worse was that… her body didn't hate this weakness. Yes, she, Lyriana Frostwillow, who left her everything, her family, her Kingdom, her World, and even her lovely daughter, to pursue strength, didn't hate it when her body felt weak… It was strange. It was inexplicable. Nux's embrace felt… a little too comfortable. 'I-Is this what those women feel…?' Lyriana wondered in her head, as she automatically closed her eyes. The comfort she felt was too strong for her to resist. 'No wonder they lose their minds when he is not around… They are all a bunch of addicts.' The Former Queen finally realized. Nux was the drug those women craved, a drug every woman should avoid, no matter how enticing it felt. He may be the most handsome man they ever laid their eyes upon, he may be the most caring being one could find, he may be the one who would make you feel that you can finally let go of everything you have been hiding all this while, But… One should not, at any cost, get close to him. Everything he provides, everything he gives, comes with a great cost, An Eternity of Dependence. He would make you a slave to this comforting, loving addiction and you will lose yourselves. Just like… How she was currently losing herself… "!!!" The moment Lyriana realized it, her eyes sprung open. She tried to move away, yet her weak body couldn't do anything. The only thing that moved was the water she spilled because of her sudden movement. Then, she heard that eerie, weakening voice again, "You didn't answer my question, Lyriana." Every time this man whispered into her ears, Lyriana felt like his voice was directly entering her brain and taking over it. It felt… scary. Especially when Lyriana realized that she was unable to form an answer to his question. What held her back? Nothing. No answer came to her mind, nothing was holding her back from falling into this cycle of addiction, Her heart… it willingly wanted her to fall for this trap. Something that the last bit of her sanity denied with every core of its being, very quickly, her mind came up with a viable excuse. "I… I had a husband." At least it sounded more viable in her head, but… "And?" Nux simply continued to whisper into her ears, his lips lightly touching her long ears, sending strange tremors throughout her body. In her current state, the Elven Queen also didn't notice how she was unconsciously rubbing her body with Nux's, wanting to feel more of him. It had been too long. When she was young, she was forced into a political marriage. The young Lyriana didn't complain either, after all, every princess was supposed to marry. For the Ice Queen, things like love didn't exist. She only cared about strength. Yes, her body had its needs and so did her husband's, so the nights where she wasn't busy cultivating, she spent with her husband and soon had her adorable Ariana. Time passed, her love for Ariana grew, her husband, however, was unable to live up to his expected potential and died as a Great Sage, not even reaching Phase Three of Cultivation. Since then, Lyriana had been alone. There was no need for a husband now, she already had a daughter. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂 Yes, her body still had its needs but, as a strong cultivator with a strong will, it wasn't very difficult for the woman to suppress those needs. After all, she was never addicted to it, it was just… something that had to be done. And now, it was no longer required. Especially when she was a Saint and was about to become a Divine Stage Cultivator. Lyriana knew her Father wasn't in the best of health, he could only live for a few more centuries and once he died, the Elven Kingdom would need another ruler, a ruler who was also a Divine Stage Cultivator. Since then, the Elf focused on Cultivation and Cultivation alone, it helped her further kill her body's desires and two centuries later, she broke through and took over the Elven Kingdom as its Queen. Since then, she busied herself with the matters regarding her Kingdom, back then, the Elven Kingdom wasn't as strong as it was now. Lyriana was the one who made it that way, because she was one of the youngest, and the strongest Divine Stage Cultivators all over Yrniel, she used her potential to her advantage and formed alliances that strengthened her Kingdom. She involved herself in politics and busied herself so much that she never once needed a companion again. Why would she? She was already one of the strongest, her body no longer desired the rougher gender, the Elven Kingdom already had an heir, no husband had anything to bring to the table, not even an alliance. The Elven Queen thought it would continue to be that way, but then, A man appeared. He was just a child at first, not even a hundred years old, but the child grew much faster than she, or any of the people around her expected. One day, this child appeared in front of her and tricked her into becoming his slave, he took over her Kingdom and faced the Dragon Lord. It wasn't surprising, in the struggle for power, taking over other forces and facing enemies was common but… Soon, Lyriana realized it. The reason this man did what he did. It wasn't some struggle for power. Yes, the man wanted to get stronger, but he didn't care about Wars, territory or things like that, the only people he cared about were his wives and the only reason he waged war was because his wife was hurt. An absurd reason. Who in his right mind would wage a losing war just because his wife was hurt a little? He did. It was strange. Something Lyriana didn't understand. Wasn't being husband and wife done just out of convenience? Also, didn't this man already have more than one wife? Why wage a war and put others in danger just because one was hurt? Not to mention the one who was hurt had already recovered, it made no sense no matter how she thought about it. The Elven Queen was so confused that in the end, she decided to directly ask the man himself and the answer she got was something she couldn't forget, "I love her."