Jillian and Maia exchanged a few more letters to confirm the time and place and in the end, both agreed that they shouldn't go to cities for risk of being spotted. The only alternative was to meet in the middle of the forest where no one would catch them red-handed. It made Jillian feel a bit complicated. Never had he expected that one day, he, Jillian Lacrosa of all people, would have a secret meeting with the barbarians behind his men's back. Life was truly filled with surprising events.
He had only thought that Hayden seemed to fulfill the criteria of Maia's ideal type but nothing could ever prepare him for the exact moment when those two laid their eyes upon each other. Maia's eyes rounded and she was frozen in place, staring straight at Hayden as if he was the only thing she could ever see. Slowly, a blush spread all over her cheeks, neck and practically her entire body. Jillian could even see steam fuming out of her ears.
