Another thing about Layla crying at the slightest provocation from Matthias is very interesting because, that girl survived childhood physical abuse. But she bottled all the hurt and tears deep in the heart believing that no one would adopt an unhappy crybaby. She forces herself to smile and be happy to please others and seem a normal girl. But she isn't. That girl needs a long and hard cry. Let all the tears and sadness out. And she finally does exactly that on Matthias chest. She can cry only infront of him because she doesn't need to pretend to be happy go lucky all the time. Matthias sees the true Layla. They truly see through each others' masks.
Finally!! Someone who understands the story, like this story is so good if u just understand the characters.
It's good to find like minded people
Anyone who thinks Matthias is a rapist, should read the novel first. Layla wants Matthias. She sees him as a man. And she sees Kyle as just a friend. When Kyle proposes to elope with her, she flat out rejected him saying she wants to marry someone whom she sees as a man. She has always lusted after Matthias from the first time she met him. Remember she describes his voice as soft as the feathers of a bird? Yes, completely smitten. But she can't accept her own desires for a man who kills her precious birds. So, she also hates him for being cruel and beautiful at the same time. I would argue that Layla falls in love with Matthias at first sight. Matthias on the other hand falls when he sees Layla after he comes back from the military. Love and hate, lust and resentment and shame for having these kinds of feelings for a Duke who is way above her station, all these feelings exists simultaneously in Layla. And that's the beauty of a dub-con erotica. If you don't like it, don't read it. Don't condemn the author or the characters just because you lack the depth to understand them.