Chapter 204: Do You Love Me?
“Mmm… so fragrant.”
Mia admired herself in the mirror.
Her emerald eyes sparkled, seductive and alluring.
She picked up a rose, inhaling its fragrance. “Lena, this is a gift for you~”
A nonchalant voice came from behind the mirror. “Thank you.”
Mia giggled, then her voice turned seductive again. “Then, may I kiss your lips, hmm~?”
The mirror shook slightly, revealing Lena’s furrowed brow. “No need.”
“Hmph, you’re becoming more and more impatient, you used to call me ‘sweetheart’.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Lena had never said such a thing.
“Remember our first night? You were so clumsy, I had to guide you. And now, you’ve forgotten all about our past, I’m so hurt!”
Mia hugged a pillow, sobbing.
Lena patted her back, a little too hard, making Mia wince. “Alright, alright, spare me, Miss Lena…”
She pleaded, rolling around on the bed, and Lena finally relented.
“I need you to investigate someone.”
“Who! Who dares to provoke my Miss Lena! With a single command, my succubus army will descend, draining them dry!”
Mia immediately pledged her loyalty.
Lena covered her face, embarrassed, why had she chosen Mia as her informant?
“I’ve extracted the drug’s components, find its source,” Lena said, pointing at the sample on the nightstand. “Once confirmed, offer them a deal, recruit them for the Falmouths.”
Mia nodded, examining the small vial. “Oh, isn’t this…”
Lena interrupted, “Alright, you don’t have to say it, just know what it is.”
“Hehe, Lena, you’re so naughty.” Mia swayed her hips, leaning closer. “I knew there was a reason you came to me, and so rough too, I didn’t know there was a drug that could bring you down.”
She shook the vial, opening it in front of Lena, inhaling the fragrance.
Mia’s expression was one of pure bliss. She even dipped a finger in, tasting it, her eyes widening. “A master! The creator of this must be a master alchemist!”
She knew just by the taste.
Succubi were always in heat, so the aphrodisiac effect was negligible, making it easy for her to analyze its components.
“Goldfish scales, dried seahorse, centaur… hmm, quite potent, how many wives do you have at home to need such a strong dose?” Mia chuckled, her laughter carefree.
“It’s not for me…”
Lena sighed.
How could she explain this? She couldn’t admit she had fallen for a little beauty’s trick, making such a rookie mistake…
“I’ll help you with this.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, so can I be on top later?”
“…I’ll find someone else, goodbye.”
“Wait, wait, I was just kidding, why are you so angry?”
Mia coaxed Lena back, like a submissive wife, making the bed and sitting down obediently, patting the space beside her.
“Don’t go back tonight, it’s so late, why not stay here?”
“I’m not used to the smell,” Lena frowned.
“Huh? Is there a smell?”
Mia sniffed herself, she smelled fragrant.
“I moisturize every day, use face masks, take care of my hair, I even put on eyeliner and mascara for you, and I saved the pineapple for you! And now you’re saying I smell?!”
Mia’s voice rose, her tone filled with grievance. “Even the stockings in my closet are your favorite style, I even learned how to wear high heels, even though they hurt my feet, waaaah!”
The drama queen was at it again.
Lena watched her cry, calculating how long this act would last…
“Don’t you remember? The first time you stayed here, you praised my bedsheets, said they matched your aesthetic…” Mia sobbed.
“My memory is bad,” Lena said, her expression blank.
“Waaah!”
Mia wailed.
Her voice was hoarse and choked with tears.
She looked truly heartbroken.
Lena sighed, walking over and embracing her.
“Fine, I’ll stay, you can put away the crocodile tears now.”
“You won’t leave…?”
Mia wiped her tears, her eyes filled with hope.
Her submissive expression was incredibly cute.
“If you keep crying, I’ll really leave.”
“Oh, okay, I won’t cry anymore.” Mia stopped crying, a playful smile returning to her face. “You promised, you can’t go back on your word.”
“Go to sleep!”
Lena pulled the covers over herself, revealing a bare shoulder, her breathing even.
Mia slipped under the covers, her slender arms wrapping around Lena’s neck, her body pressing against Lena’s.
“I’m turning off the lights.”
“Go ahead.”
“…Lena.”
“What?”
“Do you love me?” Mia whispered.
“Sleep.”
Lena didn’t answer, feigning sleep.
“Do you love me, or not?” she persisted.
“No, go to sleep!”
“I want the truth, just tell me the truth, you’re always avoiding the question, your evasiveness won’t fool me.”
“…”
Lena was silent.
She seemed to be asleep, but she could hear Mia whispering in her ear. “Am I annoying? A burden? Many people say I’m a freak, only you…”
Lena remained silent.
She knew Mia’s story, a painful past.
Once revered, then fallen, having everything, then cast out, rejected by her own kind…
“You don’t really remember what happened between us, do you, Lena? You’ve been different since then, like a different person…”
Lena’s body tensed.
“But, I still love you, no matter what you become.”
Mia hugged Lena tighter, just as Lena had hugged her five years ago, when she was broken and alone…
“I love you, that’s enough, no more words, no need for a response.”
The usually flippant succubus was being serious for the first time.
Her seriousness was built on Lena’s trust.
Having experienced darkness, only light was truly dazzling. Lena was her light, her salvation…
Perhaps this was the last time she would show her true feelings, succubi always hid their secrets, their true selves hidden behind a mask.
Mia’s eyes were wet, her gaze gentle.
The room was dimly lit, Mia resting her head on Lena’s shoulder.
So intimate, so warm, like two lovers clinging to each other…
