Chapter 20 “It’s a scary thing to bare one’s soul to another. In some ways, it would be easier to strip naked and bare your flesh instead. The soul is eternal. It lasts forever. But the body is just temporary. One day it will waste away. How much easier to take the risk of rejection on something that is only temporary than to have one reject your soul for all time.” ~Cyn “Answer him dammit!” Peri snarled. Cyn paused her story as she raised a brow at her commander. Peri took a breath and brushed off invisible lint from her shirt. “Sorry. Got a little caught up in the moment.” Alina patted the high fae’s knee. “Don’t feel bad. I yell at the characters in my books.” “Do they answer you?” Peri asked. “Not yet.” “If they start, let me know. I like to keep tabs on those who might one day