Thalion’s lips turned up into a wicked grin. “Now that’s a story worthy telling.”
Chapter 9
“How is it that one person can change the entire focus of your life? How do all your interests, jobs, hobbies, and friends fall by the wayside, while you spend all your time thinking about only one thing?” ~ Cyn
“You just left him there?” Alina asked with a sly grin on her face.
Cyn nodded. “I had to. It was taking all of my willpower not to purr like a cat and rub up against him.”
Peri snorted. “Could you say that again so I can record it? That’s about the dirtiest thing I’ve ever heard you say.”
“Did you plan to see him again?” Alina asked.
“I told myself I wouldn’t,” Cyn answered with a shrug. “And I actually didn’t see him for five decades.”
Peri’s eyes widened. “Wait.” She held up a hand. “Does this happen to be the same five decades that you requested a leave of absence from duty?”
Alina frowned. “You took a fifty year leave of absence?”
Peri waved her off. “When you live for thousands of years, a fifty year leave of absence is like a two-week vacation.
Alina nodded. “Guess I can see that.”
Cyn looked down at her hands. She remembered that five decades-long hiatus like it was yesterday. She’d spent the entire time in Farie. She was scared that if she left her realm, she’d run into him. She had to regain control of her emotions. She didn’t want to turn into an emotional blubbering female who batted her eyelashes and blushed at a mere glance from a male, even if he was the prince of the elves. Every time Cyn had been around Thalion, she’d come very close to doing those things. It didn’t sit well with her. She knew then that she had to cut off any possibility that she would see him, at least until her feelings toward him had faded.
“What did you do during that time?” Alina asked.
“I did a lot of meditation.”
“That’s code forI sat on my ever-enlarging backside and did nothing,” Peri quipped.
Cyn shot her a look. “Some of us understand the power behind meditation. Just because you don’t understand it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.”
“Pray tell, what was the purpose for the meditation?” the high fae asked.
“Discipline. It takes discipline to sit and empty your mind.”
Alina nodded. “There are lots of studies done on the health benefits of meditation. It can lower blood pressure, help the immune system, and reduce anxiety.”
“All things that drastically affect the fae race,” Peri said dryly.
“You may not have the health issues, but that doesn’t mean you don’t experience stress or anxiety,” Alina pointed out.
“Who invited the voice of reason into our circle?” Peri asked as she folded her arms across her chest.
“You did, actually,” said Cyn. “In fact, you drug her from her bed.”
“Details, details.”
Alina looked at Cyn. “Did the meditation help?”
Cyn shook her head. “It was like he was in my blood. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get him out of my system.” She pinched the bridge of her nose and squeezed her eyes closed tightly. “Every time I closed my eyes, I saw him. In the quiet of the night, I heard his voice in my ear.”
“They have medicine for that,” Peri told her.
Alina laughed. “Do you ever stop?”
“What? Being amazing?” the high fae asked.
