Seeing her in his room, Taylor gave her an unreadable look. "Are you already ready to take that step?" he asked calmly.
Jessica stared at him, her brows knitting in confusion.
For a moment she tried to grasp the meaning behind his words, then let out a long sigh. "I don't know what you're talking about," she admitted honestly, "but I wanted to talk to you."
Taylor immediately sensed her seriousness. He moved to sit beside her, remaining silent, waiting.
Jessica took a deep breath. Now that she truly had his attention, she couldn't back down.
"I used to be a commoner," she began, her voice slightly trembling. "I used my powers to perform and earn a little money. By pure chance, a noble house saw what I could do and decided to adopt me, since I was an orphan anyway."
Her gaze dimmed with melancholy as she continued, "And in the end, everything was destroyed by an attack from a rival house. They all died. Everyone except me."
Taylor didn't react. "Yes, you told me about that," he said indifferently.
She went on, her voice touched by nostalgia. "That day, I had snuck out to visit the lake, and when I returned, only flames and blood were waiting for me. The next day I lost the house too, because of my parents' debts, and ended up on the streets. I had taken a few jewels with me and sold them to pay for lodging. A week had passed since the attack, and my resources were about to run out when I received an invitation from the Matriarch of House Flame."
She turned toward him, looking straight into his eyes. "The Matriarch said she saw talent in me and wanted to take me as her apprentice. At the time I was too desperate to think about it, but it was really strange that she chose me."
Taylor remained impassive, his voice as cold as ever. "If you have something to say, say it."
Jessica took his hand and placed it against her cheek. "Darling, you knew me before our first meeting, didn't you?" she asked, her voice filled with insecurity.
Taylor sensed her fragility and answered with calm sincerity, "Yes. The invitation to my party, I was the one who sent it to you."
A weight seemed to lift from Jessica's chest. Confused, she asked, "But you returned to your family after disappearing only three days after the attack I went through."
Taylor lowered his gaze, a shadow of sadness crossing his eyes. "I can't tell you that right now."
Jessica didn't push further. She simply smiled and leaned in to kiss him.
Then, suddenly, she gently pushed him onto the mattress. She climbed on top of him with a mischievous smile. "Since you worked so hard to win me over all these years, I think I should give you a reward."
She took his hands and guided them to her breasts, breathing slightly heavily, whispering, "How about you mark me before I go to the academy?".
Taylor stared at her with a smile and asked, "Is this what you read in the book? If we go now, there's no turning back."
Jessica said with an irritated expression, "It doesn't matter where I read it."
Taylor replied amusedly, "You seem impatient, I've never seen you so irrit-".
He was interrupted when Jessica took his hands in hers and kissed him.
The kiss exploded with intensity, their tongues intertwining as if in a dance, and Jessica, letting herself be carried away, felt her mind enveloped in a sweet and overwhelming pleasure.
After a few minutes, they broke apart, and suddenly Taylor changed position, positioning himself on top of her.
Without hesitation, he took off his shirt, revealing his perfect physique to Jessica, making her heart beat faster with anticipation.
Unconsciously, she reached out to touch his sculpted abs, and at the touch, she almost drooled.
In a calm voice, Taylor asked, "Are you ready?" Coming to her senses, Jessica replied, "Of course."
Taylor leaned down for a brief kiss on her lips, then on her chin, and finally reached her neck, lingering a few seconds longer.
As he kissed her neck, he traced a rune with one hand, and a moment later, Jessica's robe and underwear disappeared.
Moving lower, he placed his lips on her nipple, while she moaned with pleasure and stroked his hair.
Taylor slid two fingers into Jessica's intimacy, the movement slow and gentle, the two movements stimulating her enough to make her orgasm in a few minutes.
Seeing his exhausted girlfriend beneath him, Taylor undressed, positioned himself between her legs and said calmly, "From what I heard, at the beginning it hurts."
Jessica nodded breathlessly and opened her arms. Taylor brought his member close to Jessica's intimacy, and then embraced her.
They kissed and Taylor slowly entered her with his member. When he reached a barrier, he proceeded cautiously, and Jessica, sensing his attention, hugged him tightly.
When the barrier was broken, Jessica felt pain, but Taylor increased his movement and stimulation of her nipple, keeping her poised between pleasure and pain.
Seeing that she had become accustomed to his movement, he decided to increase his speed and strength, continuing to kiss her.
At a certain point, feeling that he was at his limit, he came inside her, breaking away from the kiss and asking, "How do you feel?".
Jessica, feeling the semen inside her, said, "I'm fine, but coming inside me will get me pregnant".
Taylor said calmly, "I would take responsibility for such a situation".
Jessica smiled and, feeling a bit sleepy, said, "I'm going to take a bath."
Taylor picked her up and said, "I'll help you."
Jessica didn't refuse, thinking he genuinely wanted to assist her. But before long, she found herself caught up in another round of intense activity, until she finally emerged from the bath clean.
Exhausted and drained of energy, Jessica slipped under the covers in her new robe, and the moment her head touched the pillow, she fell asleep.
Seeing this, Taylor smiled and drew her gently into a comforting embrace.