Chapter 2228: You are coming with me. ’You and Shadow should leave now. Leave this place for us.’ Allura transmitted her thought into Nux’s head, making sure only he heard her. When he heard her voice, Nux raised his eyebrow, he then turned towards her and seeing her staring at him with those purple eyes shining in amusement, he... He pouted. ’Are you kicking your husband out...?’ He answered, teary-eyed. The Succubus rolled her eyes at those words; she obviously wasn’t going to fall for such trickery after so many centuries of being together with this man. Instead, she was going to use it to her advantage. ’Of course not, I would rather my husband stay with me all the time. I, in fact, have something to tell you in private, how about we go... talk in private?’ She offered, knowing exactly what she was trying to do. Nux chuckled at those words; obviously, he too knew what Allura was trying to do, but before he could answer— "Alright! That is it!" Shadow raised her voice. Then, she wrapped her body around Nux’s arm tightly and looked right into his eyes with a strong, possessive look on her face. "You are coming with me. It is my turn now." Nux blinked at those words, Allura too narrowed her eyes. The Succubus didn’t need to think too much; for Shadow to suddenly react so strongly, it meant she had heard their conversation. Something that shouldn’t have happened since she was directly talking to Nux unless... "Alright, now come with me!" Saying those words, Shadow pulled Nux away, and just before she left the door, she glanced at Allura one last time, and the Succubus... she just stared at her in silence, not saying anything else. Soon, the woman then turned towards another, far more interesting thing in front of her and— "Sister Sharnoth~" She called out. ... On the other side, as Shadow pulled Nux out of the room and brought him to the hallway, Nux let it all happen. It was quite amusing to see the girl pulling him so desperately with all her might. "Come on!! Would you start moving yourself already!? You’ve had your fun, have you not!?" Just as he thought that, Shadow raised her voice and this time, Nux could no longer control himself and— "Pffttt." He laughed out loud, grabbed Shadow’s hand and pulled her close to him. The sudden action froze Shadow, making her widen her eyes in surprise; she... she did not expect it. "What is it? Were you not able to read that I was planning to do it?" Nux whispered into her ears in a sensual voice, a voice that sent shivers down Shadow’s entire body. Nux didn’t miss the opportunity either and pulled her even closer, his hands wrapping around her tightly, one of them quickly moving toward her butt, giving it a firm hold as he pressed it to his body. "I... I..." Shadow stuttered, not sure what she should say, her mind had spaced out and she wasn’t able to properly form her thoughts. And Nux— "I told you this before, did I not? Stop reading everyone’s minds just because you now can." Shadow buried her head into Nux’s chest with a guilty look on her face. "Why did you tease Sharnoth like that?" Nux asked. Even though his tone was calm, full of love even, Shadow still felt like she was being scolded and, like an adorable little puppy, she began to rub her head on his chest and— "...I warned her." "And you knew better than anyone that she was in no state to hear or understand that warning." Nux answered. "She could hear it!" Shadow raised her voice. "She just didn’t wish to move, she was even thinking of taking my turn!" "She didn’t even know about your tur—" "She didn’t know but she was trying to hoard you all for herself! That isn’t allowed! Especially when it is my turn! Only I can have you all to myself! So I... I needed to show her..." Shadow lowered her voice by the end. "..." Nux didn’t know what to say; he wanted to tell her that using her connection and authority to read her sisters’ minds wasn’t good but... the woman looked so absolutely adorable that he couldn’t bring himself to say anything. Shadow, however, misinterpreted his silence and continued to explain herself even further. "It wasn’t just her special day, it is my special day too. It is... my first too..." She spoke in a low voice. "Your first?" Nux raised his eyebrow and muttered in a teasing tone and Shadow pinched his skin. "It is!" She shouted. It was the truth; it would be her body’s first time today, she had been waiting for this day for a long time now. "And she was trying to hoard it for herself! She had it coming!" Shadow harrumphed. The woman was not apologetic at all. Nux laughed at that. "Then what about Allura, why were you reading her thoughts?" "She... she was trying to hoard it as well!" Shadow didn’t give away her advantage but Nux— "You wouldn’t have known that if you weren’t reading her mind." He answered calmly and Shadow... She paused for a moment. Nux raised his eyebrow as he continued to stare at her, waiting for an answer and finally— "I... I forgot to deactivate the ability..." "So you were reading everyone’s mind at that moment." "..." Shadow didn’t say anything, but she didn’t have to. Nux already knew the answer. "I had more important things in my mind! I wasn’t interested in any of their thoughts anyway! I am only interested in you!" The woman declared proudly, not even a tinge of shame on her face. At that strong declaration, Nux smiled and in the end— "Alright alright. Just don’t make a habit out of it, okay? You know your sisters won’t let you go if they find out that you have been secretly reading their thoughts." He gave in. What else was he supposed to do anyway? He could already tell that this wasn’t a battle he could win; Shadow was simply too adorable for him to be able to counter her words. "Yes." Shadow nodded brightly as she once again buried her face into his chest and Nux... The only thing he could do was pull the woman even closer to him and— "Then let’s begin your special day, shall we?" He asked in a soft, seductive voice and unlike Sharnoth, whose entire face would have turned red and body tensed at that statement, Shadow only hugged him more tightly and— "YES!!" She answered excitedly, her voice bright and impatient, her arms squeezing him as if she never wanted to let go. Nux laughed quietly. He could feel the excitement vibrating through Shadow’s body, the way her heart raced faster than it ever had before. He could feel all her intense emotions. Yes, Shadow had a body before but... In the end, it still wasn’t a ’real’ body; it was something Shadow had materialised just so she could be with him like the others were, but even then, Shadow wasn’t... truly with him because deep down, she knew it as well. It was all... an illusion. A temporary happiness. But now, Now things were different. Now, Shadow had a new, real body. Centuries of waiting, of watching, of seeing others experience what... she wanted to experience... Now, finally, she too could feel the same. She could touch his skin and feel him touching her skin, kiss his lips and feel his lips on hers; she now... had a body that could truly feel every inch of him. And as that thought got stronger in her head, Shadow’s eyes became hazier as she began drowning her mind with... anticipation. Nux, who could feel all those intense emotions flooding into her mind, gently tilted her chin up with his fingers, meeting those deep purple eyes that shined like twin galaxies. Her long black hair spilled over his hand, the faint purple gradients at the ends catching the hallway’s soft light. She looked like the night sky itself had taken human form just for him and right now... That night sky was full of... desire. Desire so strong that she wanted nothing more than to devour this man standing in front of her. Nux chuckled. "Then let’s begin with a walk, shall we?" He teased. Taking such walks with him alone was something Shadow liked quite a bit, so the woman would almost never say no to this offer, but... Today was one of those exceptions and Nux knew that well. Shadow too felt her mouth twitch; she could tell Nux was teasing her but she had no intention of giving in to his teasing. "No. I’ve waited long enough. I don’t want dates or walks. I want you. Now. Take me to my room." She spoke in a firm, decisive tone, staring at Nux with desire practically flowing out of her eyes. And Nux... "Aww, I thought you liked going on walks with me. So it was only me, huh..." He pouted and Shadow’s mouth twitched even further as she... She pulled her husband’s collar, forcefully bringing his face close to hers.