Without wasting any time, he eagerly explored the inside of her mouth, brushing against her neat rows of teeth in the process. He pulled her small tongue into a tangled dance, pressing kisses onto her pale chin where stray droplets of their mingled breath had fallen.

Then, once again, her lips.

Holding the trembling woman in his arms, Edric continued, giving her only brief moments to catch her breath.

“Mm…”

At the faint sound that escaped her lips as they parted briefly, Edric felt a sharp pulse in his throat.

The sweetness of her breath was dizzying. The desire to strip her n*ked and devour her entirely was almost overwhelming.

Suppressing this primal urge, he kissed her again. His mouth soon moved from her lips to her ear, then down her slender neck to her delicate collarbone.

Yuis flinched, startled by the sudden shift. This caused Edric to pause and lift his gaze to meet hers. His blue eyes were already burning with desire, impossible to conceal.

The heat radiating from his arms, which were wrapped tightly around her, was unmistakable.

“Do you not want this?”

His voice was low and gentle. Yuis didn’t answer, breathing heavily as her chest rose and fell.

With each breath she took, her scent intensified his desire. Edric suppressed the hunger rising inside him once more and whispered softly.

“I know you won’t hate it.”

Without waiting for a reply, he lifted her slender frame and seated her on his lap.

Yuis fidgeted slightly, showing no signs of resistance.

Satisfied and languid, Edric smiled as he pressed his mouth to hers once again.

There was no reason to postpone their wedding night any longer.

His lips moved to her collarbone, leaving red marks wherever they touched.

Holding her close, he carefully undid her clothes one by one.

Before long, she was completely n*ked in his arms.

Edric’s eyes darkened as he took in the sight before him: her glowing, translucent skin under the pale moonlight. The contrast of the crimson marks left by his lips on her body made him even hungrier.

Embarrassed, Yuis raised her arms to cover her face, but this merely exposed more of her body.

Edric found himself unable to breathe for a moment, completely mesmerised by the sight before him.

Her slender frame, which seemed fragile, hid curves far more voluptuous than he had ever imagined.

With each breath, her chest rose and fell rapidly, accentuating the soft swell of her br*asts.

His gaze slowly travelled downwards, taking in every inch of her as though admiring a carefully crafted masterpiece.

Though petite, her body had unmistakably graceful lines — more beautiful than he could ever have imagined.

For a moment, Edric simply stared at the woman hiding behind her arms.

Then, he gently took hold of her wrists, pulling her arms up and away from her face, and securing them above her head. When he reached out and cupped one of her br*asts, Yuis gasped softly.

His fingers traced her sensitive n*pple lightly, teasing it in a way that made her tense up and close her eyes.

Overwhelmed by the growing heat between them, Edric leaned down and positioned himself above her. Her body stiffened beneath him as her nerves tightened with anticipation.

The soft, sweet scent of her skin drifted up to him, fresh and intoxicating, wrapping around him like a spell he didn’t want to break.

Unable to resist, he lowered his head and took one of her delicate n*pples into his mouth.

At the teasing warmth of his lips, Yuis back arched involuntarily, earning a quiet, low chuckle from Edric.

The warmth of his breath on her sensitive skin made her toes curl.

“Haa…”

The soft kisses gradually deepened, his lips and tongue moving together to make wet sounds. With each tender pull and caress, her sensitive bud grew firmer under his touch.

Even after he moved his lips away, her body continued to respond, hardening on its own as his hand gently rolled and teased her n*pple between his fingers.

Yuis clung to his hand with her own small ones, gripping tightly as though seeking something to anchor herself to.

“Ah… D-Duke…”

Yuis trembling hands clung to Edric’s shoulders and arms as though they were the only things she could hold onto.

Her desperate touch seemed to act as a signal to him.

His lips and hands grew bolder, his movements rougher yet restrained, as though he was unable to fully hold back his desire for her.

Under his touch, Yuis began to crumble helplessly, her body surrendering to each of his caresses and kisses.

Strangely, she found comfort in the slight roughness of his actions — a strange, shameless sense of relief that he desired her.

Yet that fleeting reassurance was quickly swept away.

When Edric took hold of her ankles, parting her legs and lowering himself between them, Yuis froze, unable to hide her growing panic.

In contrast to her trembling body, Edric showed no hesitation as he lowered his head and pressed his lips softly against her most sensitive place.

At the first flick of his tongue, a sharp cry escaped her lips.

“Ahh—!”

Her entire body reacted instantly to his touch, every nerve awakening.

The deeper he explored her with his lips and tongue, the more her voice trembled, rising in waves of gasps and moans that she could not control.

Each time he circled her sensitive bud, her breath caught in her throat.

When his tongue found it and pressed firmly against it, her whole body jerked as though struck by lightning.

A rush of unfamiliar sensations surged from her toes to the top of her head.

Her breath came in short, uneven bursts, and tears of overwhelming pleasure slipped down her flushed cheeks.

It was almost unbearable — overwhelming and sweet all at once.

Her body trembled uncontrollably as an intense, burning pleasure consumed her completely, leaving her no time to process what was happening.

“Ah… Ah… Wait a minute…!”

She felt as though she were about to cry. Overwhelmed by the sensation, her body began to tremble, then she collapsed as if all her strength had left her. Edric held her in his familiar embrace.

As if that weren’t enough, he was also n*ked. He grabbed her knees and held them wide open as he began to thrust inside her.

This was a different kind of pressure to the ticklish, tingling pleasure he had given her until now. It hurt all over and she tightened her grip on his arm automatically.

However, Edric, whose patience had been pushed to the limit in consideration of Yuis, could not stop either. Her hot, deep, narrow insides pressed tightly against his p*nis.

It was an incredibly thrilling sensation. Tears flowed from the corners of Yuis eyes at this unfamiliar, tight sensation.

As Edric licked her tears away, he pushed all the way in, easing the tension for a moment. The pain was excruciating, unlike anything she had ever felt before.

It was as if her body was being torn in half. Yuis gasped, unable to breathe for a moment. When she felt Edric’s p*nis slowly withdraw and then thrust in all the way at once, she moaned as though she were vomiting.

Edric, who had been caressing her sweat- and fluid-soaked body, moved slowly as though trying to ease her tension.

“Ah! Ah! Huh.”

After licking the corners of her eyes, he kissed her gently on the face. He waited for her, caressing her tense body with his soft hands. Then he began to move his hips slowly.

An excited moan escaped from between Yuis lips.

Slow, wet moans, Edric’s muffled breathing, and the sound of flesh rubbing against flesh filled the room.

Yuis moaned, overcome by the unfamiliar, shameful sensation. She reached out to his hair, which shone even more in the moonlight, and he willingly let her touch it.

Gaining confidence from his action, Yuis hugged him. As she stretched out her arms to embrace him, a low, muffled sound like scratching escaped from between his lips.

Once he was sure that Yuis was relaxed, Edric gently released her and quickly turned her over.

Yuis screamed at the sudden change in position, unable to do anything but sit on top of Edric, shaking her whole body and gripping his waist.

By the time she came to her senses, he had also reached his limit. He thrust in and out more deeply and quickly than before.

Edric bit her cheek painlessly, stifling the moans threatening to escape her lips, and laid her down again. As he raised his hips quickly and sharply, Yuis’s moans grew louder.

Without taking his eyes off her, Edric spoke to Yuis. He held her trembling body and locked eyes with her.

“Don’t forget, Yuis. You are now Descartes.”

Yuis nodded and dug into his arms at those words. Edric’s lips curved as he felt his thirst rising again.