Chapter 60 - - 60 : I won’t make it hurt
Leyla continued to thrash in Matthias' hold, squirming whichever way she could. Suddenly she felt her whole body shift once more, before she was unceremoniously dumped off of him.
It was only when her back hit the familiar feeling of a soft bed did she realise where he had taken her and what he planned to do with her. She looked around frantically before scrambling to get up the bed.
"N,no! Go away! No!" Leyla screamed hysterically, the pain in her body momentarily forgotten. The white sheets which had been painstakingly prepared just this morning began to wrinkle beneath her weight, her thrashing crumpling the sheets in no time.
"Stay still." Matthias ordered sternly, immediately catching one of Leyla's flailing wrists and pulled her still...
"Ackh!"
The pain she had forgotten returned in full force, bringing tears into her eyes as she yelped in pain. Matthias frowned, and immediately released his hold on her.
Just as he did, Leyla twisted her body further away from him that she had almost fallen off the bed. Fortunately, Matthias' reflexes were quick, and managed to stop her from toppling over, this time his hold gentler from moments ago. However his resumed contact with her only served to make Leyla thrash some more in panic.
"Let go! Let go of me!" She shrieked, but Matthias held onto her resolutely, careful not to put too much pressure on her this time. Leyla continued to thrash, making him take a deep breath.
"If I let go of you now while you move so recklessly then you'll only injure yourself further." He tried explaining, but Leyla wasn't listening, continuing to thrash around in order to escape from him.
"No! No! No!" She kept pushing him away. The more she protested, the more it grated on Matthias' nerves. He won't say it out loud, but he would admit to himself that he misplaced his anger a while ago on Leyla when he had scolded and grabbed her harshly.
The anger was for his cousin, Riette von Lindman, after all. And he had dumped it on her in a fit of anger. However now, he could only feel concern over her battered body.