Noyes's room was sparsely furnished: beyond the essential pieces for daily living, only a few tall bookshelves stood against the walls.
He laid the now-naked Mu Lin flat on the bed. Compared to the first time he had seen her, the girl seemed reborn. The scars that had covered her body were completely gone; her new skin was as smooth and soft as a baby's. Her chestnut hair had grown back fully, damp with sweat and clinging to her pale skin.
With the scars vanished, her originally delicate features were revealed. This was the first time Noyes truly saw her face. Mu Lin's complexion was deathly white, eyes tightly shut, her consciousness still trapped in nightmare. Pain twisted her expression as she wept and thrashed restlessly.
Noyes removed his own clothes and climbed onto the bed, his firm chest pressing down over her.
The girl resisted even more fiercely, instinctively struggling to push the man away, but her limbs were too weak—her palms only struck him feebly. With a helpless sigh, Noyes caught her wrists and pinned them above her head, leaning close to her ear. "Don't be afraid. It's me."
The familiar voice gradually calmed her. That same voice had accompanied her through those endless dark days. Consciousness slowly returned from the nightmare; Mu Lin opened her eyes. In her blurred vision emerged the silver figure she had longed for. The next moment, warm lips claimed hers.
Unlike the gentle, restrained contact in the carriage, this kiss carried an edge of aggression. His deft tongue pried apart her teeth, invading her mouth and exploring every corner.
"Mmph…" Suddenly enveloped in Noyes's scent, the girl let out a sweet, muffled moan. She parted her lips, feeling the priest tangle with her, their tongues entwining inseparably.
One of Noyes's hands cupped her small breast, kneading gently; his nail grazed the nipple, sending an electric tingle through her.
"No…" Mu Lin trembled all over, tensing instinctively and twisting to evade him.
Sensing her strong aversion to intimacy, Noyes released her lips and softly kissed her forehead instead. His palm soothed her rigid body in reassuring strokes while he trailed light kisses along her neck and collarbone.
At her collarbone bloomed the blood-red curse seal—an intricate, seductive pattern marking her as his. Noyes did not want their first time to leave her with painful memories. Patiently, he kissed her body to help her relax, fingers circling her taut lower abdomen and the creases of her thighs, igniting sparks of desire.
Mu Lin grew limp under the teasing, lying helplessly as Noyes licked her breasts. A nipple was drawn gently into his mouth; his wet tongue swirled ceaselessly around the swollen bud, drawing fresh shudders from her.
When the moment felt right, Noyes parted her legs. His fingers delved between them, lightly rubbing the small, tender pearl hidden among the petals.
"Ah!" Pleasure surged through her like current; the girl cried out sharply. Her thighs tried to clamp shut, but he held them open, leaving her vulnerable core exposed to his relentless assault. Soon she convulsed, screaming as climax overtook her.
Her body was even more sensitive than he had imagined. Noyes gazed helplessly at the girl now limp and gasping in the aftermath, then bent to lick gently around her navel.
Mu Lin trembled as arousal returned. Her legs were spread wider; glistening nectar already shone in her pink folds. Noyes drew a deep breath, positioned his long-hardened length at the slick entrance, and ground lightly against her pearl before—amid her quivering moans—pushing inside.
The invasion arched her body like a bow; her passage clenched fiercely, painfully gripping the half-buried shaft.
He pressed over her, nipping her earlobe. "Mu Lin, relax. Don't fight me."
Hot breath against her ear made her shiver. Mu Lin struggled to breathe and loosen her muscles, adjusting to the burning hardness within. Sensing the resistance ease, Noyes thrust forward, burying himself to the hilt.
The sensation of being fully pierced drew a muffled groan from her. Her passage stretched to its limit, filled completely—yet without the tearing agony she had feared.
Noyes kissed her pale lips again. When she had adjusted somewhat, he began to move.
The scorching length scraped her inner walls—slow withdrawal, then deep plunge—eliciting waves of helpless whimpers from the girl.
Under Noyes's rhythmic thrusts, Mu Lin felt her body melting. His shaft ground and circled within her softness, varying depth and speed; her nipples stood erect from his teasing fingers. Sweet pleasure flooded every part of her.
When he brushed a certain spot, her body suddenly froze. Noting it, Noyes lifted her hips, draping her legs over his shoulders. He withdrew fully, then drove hard into that sensitive point.
"Aaah—!" Mu Lin's mindless scream echoed as overwhelming ecstasy crashed through her. She thrashed desperately to escape, but Noyes allowed no retreat. Gripping her thighs, he pounded fiercely in the deepest possible union. Long, powerful strokes drew out copious clear fluid, leaving their joined bodies glistening and emitting lewd, wet sounds.
"No! Stop… please…" Wave after wave of shattering pleasure forced tearful pleas from her.
Her toes curled tight; her soul seemed to lift free as Noyes drove her to the peak. Reason snapped entirely—she could form no coherent thought, only unconscious cries amid endless bliss.
At last, pleasure crested beyond endurance. A warm rush flooded her; her body shook uncontrollably, passage spasming in tight contractions. Simultaneously, Noyes buried himself fully one final time and released hot seed deep inside her clenching depths.
Mu Lin's mind went blank. Her body emptied of strength, she slipped into total unconsciousness.