Chapter 134: Chapter 134: A Mother’s Obsession

Chapter 134 – A Mother’s Obsession

In the white realm—

Elira, Selene, and Shadeva sat in a circle at a table, chatting idly.

Today, Elira made sure Shadeva told her story. So that’s what she did—explaining her past, her siblings, and everything that had happened to her.

“Wait… you’re that Daughter of Shadow? The one rumored to be in deep slumber somewhere in the Shadow Realm?” Elira asked, eyes wide with surprise.

“So you’ve been trapped in this world by your own siblings all along?”

Elira was genuinely shocked. Shadeva’s identity wasn’t something to take lightly.

She was the Daughter of Shadow—a being capable of turning death into shadows and raising an army from it.

Hell, some even believed a new Shadow Realm would soon be born from her alone.

And to think that kind of being had been chained up in this weak world?

“Are your siblings idiots? If the other powers in the universe had found out about your situation, they’d have seized the Shadow Realm ages ago,” Elira said bluntly.

“That’s probably why they told everyone I was asleep,” Shadeva replied, the pain in her eyes unmistakable.

Meanwhile, Selene sat silently, listening. Her mind, however, was elsewhere.

’Hmm… so you knew about this universe all along?’ she asked internally.

’Yes. Where do you think I came from?’ Luminara’s voice responded softly. ’I’m a divine beast, Selene. This world hasn’t even reached the level where one like me can be born yet.’

’So that night when you found me alone in that forest…?’

Luminara’s voice carried a gentle warmth. ’That was my first day in this world. I stumbled upon you. Your affinity was ice—just like mine—and it was strong. It felt like fate. So I took you under my wing.’

Selene’s thoughts drifted back to that day.

She, like Zara, had always been alone. An orphan, poor, and powerless. She hadn’t even awakened her powers—because she couldn’t. After all you need an awakening crystal to awaken. Something she couldn’t afford.

When she finally reached her breaking point, she wandered into the forest in desperation, hoping to find a miracle. She’d heard that the Akashic Record rewarded the daring.

So she did what no one expected—a 12-year-old unawakened girl walked into a forest filled with beasts capable of tearing her apart.

And she nearly died.

If it hadn’t been for Luminara that day…

Selene wouldn’t be here.

She smiled faintly. ’Thank you, Luminara.’

For everything.

Luminara smiled in return. They may bicker constantly, but she’d watched Selene grow. To her, Selene was just like Neko—a daughter. And she loved her deeply.

Suddenly, Selene flinched.

She looked up to find Elira and Shadeva staring at her.

“You seem distracted. Were you talking to that divine beast of yours?” Elira asked.

“Yes,” Selene replied calmly.

Elira smiled. “Aren’t we supposed to form a faction inside Noah’s harem? Don’t hold back—tell us everything.”

Since meeting Selene and Shadeva, Elira had become less cold. Because she finally find people that can relate to her.

But Selene and Shadeva both twitched at the statement.

Selene, first of all, just wanted Noah to accept her feelings. And Shadeva? She still wasn’t sure why she was even considered part of the faction in the first place.

Elira was… becoming a bit too much.

“What? Are we not going to team up against the younger girls?”

They ignored her entirely, not even dignifying the subject with a response.

Elira clicked her tongue in frustration. Just as she was about to start rambling again—

She suddenly froze, then stood up abruptly.

Her gaze lifted to the ever-white sky of her realm, and she smiled.

“Finally… my husband is coming back.”

At her words—

BADUM!

Selene’s heart skipped a beat.

Her pulse quickened. Her fingers trembled.

To say she was anxious would be an understatement. She was terrified.

Terrified of being rejected.

Even the idea of Noah not accepting her love—not her maternal love, but the love of a woman—was enough to paralyze her.

If he truly rejected her…

She would go mad.

That’s just who Selene was.

She had loved Noah even when he was a mess. A failure. A bully driven by his inferiority complex. She’d loved him dearly even then—when no one else would look at him twice, except for his slightly above-average looks.

That Noah.

She loved that Noah. She would have died for that Noah. Would’ve doomed the world for that Noah.

So for this version?

She’d doom the entire universe if necessary.

It wasn’t that she loved this version more. It was just natural to prefer the better version of the one you already love.

That’s all it was.

’You worry too much. He’ll accept you,’ Luminara tried to soothe her.

But Selene wasn’t listening.

Because in that moment—

All their heads turned toward the same direction.

Noah had arrived.

He stood there—his team behind him. His presence was overwhelming.

And now?

His beauty wasn’t just striking—it was divine. Words like “handsome” or “beautiful” didn’t come close.

He was beyond them.

And that appearance—

“Fuck.”

“Oh…”

“This…”

Left the three women completely speechless.

They hadn’t been prepared for this.

Noah gave a wry smile. “Well, I’m back and—”

He turned his eyes toward his mother.

Noah had been agonizing over how to deal with Selene. His mother—whose love had clearly evolved beyond just the maternal.

It wasn’t that he didn’t love her.

It was that he hadn’t expected this.

He used to think incest was a sick fantasy. That no mother would ever want to be with her child in that way.

That it was something no sane person would accept.

But now…

Looking at her—at how stiff her body was, how her eyes darted everywhere except into his, how she trembled—

He found himself silently apologizing to every person he’d ever judged for loving like this.

Because now… he understood.

His mother had always loved him. Always protected him. Always done her best—for him.

Even in the novel, she’d died for him.

And now that he really thought about it—who deserved his love more than the woman who had given everything for him?

No one.

No one but her.

Only Selene Weaverheart was worthy.

Because no matter what he did—even the worst possible thing imaginable—her love would not waver.

That was her love.

That was her… obsession.

And that obsession?

Noah embraced it fully.

He stepped forward—and in an instant, appeared before her.

Before she could react, he pulled her into a deep, firm hug.

Selene melted into his arms. Her breathing calmed. Her heartbeat slowed. Her fear began to fade.

Because in that moment, she knew—

Noah understood.

He knew of her feelings.

And—

“I love you, my dear mother.”

He had accepted them.

—End of Chapter 134—

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