Chapter 89 - - 89 : Weird
When Matthias opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Leyla. Immediately, his mind flashed back to when she first witnessed the snow. But this vision here, there was also something ethereal in this moment between them.
That strange feeling in Leyla was back, causing her to squirm away from him in an effort to look away when his hand went up to cup her cheek, refusing to let her go and look away from him.
Fear flashed in her eyes, thinking they were about to resume last night's activities, but nothing like that came.
He just kept her in place, staring at her, and making her feel unfamiliar things. His fingers began to caress her cheeks soothingly, pressing lightly on her skin. Leyla stilled under his touch, letting him feel her face as they locked eyes with each other, their breath intermingling in the air...
'Why does he do this to me?' she asked herself.
Her head tilted in wonderment, as Matthias just kept staring at her without an outward response. Instead, he seemed to be looking for something. He kept searching her eyes for an answer to a question she didn't know was being asked.
She likened this feeling between them to witnessing the first morning after winter came. Like a sudden clarity had washed over her as she looked at the snowy white plains, just as vast and beautiful as the sky...
The sun peeked through the gaps of the curtains, lightly hitting their skin, basking them in a warm glow as Matthias kept caressing her face. The sun beams moved, perfectly framing Leyla's emerald orbs, redefining Matthias' definition of a crowning jewel.
Because that's what her eyes were to him, despite the lingering fear they held, a persistent curiosity shone through them too.
But there was no answer provided to him, and it made Matthias feel dejected, chuckling mirthlessly to himself, before he moved his hands to tangle them through her golden locks instead. They looked like golden threads, gifted by the heavens.
Yet Leyla's eyes narrowed with his movement, reminding him that she would always doubt his intentions. But the way she squirmed in his arms was also maddening. He couldn't bear it any longer-