Chapter 104 - - 104
Leyla and the canary stared at each other for quite some time. She watched the bird in rapt attention, mesmerized by the way it flapped its wings behind its small body, chirping in perfect mimicry the tune that the Duke had been whistling moments prior.
Leyla tilted her head at it, and in response, the bird mirrored her actions in equal curiosity. It resumed its adorable chirping, flapping its wings once more, before landing perfectly on the Duke's shoulder.
Eyes still on the small canary, Leyla couldn't help but ask the burning question in her mind, her hurry all thrown in the wind at the small distraction.
"Is this your bird?" she asked him softly, fingers twitching, wanting to caress its feathers. She was still unable to comprehend if what she was seeing was reality, or was it just another one of her dreams?
"Oh, my God," she murmured softly, watching how gentle the Duke was treating it with gentle caresses of his long, slender fingers...
And the canary felt perfectly content nuzzling into the calloused hands that handled her a lot differently.
"Unbelievable." she muttered, finally gaining Matthias' attention back.
"What's unbelievable?" He inquired, fingers still touching the canary.
"I, I," Leyla flushed, just realizing she said it out loud. She gulped down her embarrassment though, her thrill at the sight of him with the canary absolutely fascinating her!
"Mr. Evers used to say that you raise small and pretty birds." She began, licking her lips nervously, "I guess I never really believed it was true, until now." She said the last part softly, eyes still trailed in acute fondness of observing the canary.
Matthias hummed softly, pondering about what she just said.