How Sure?

Gunther and Zion remained silent. Eliana looked between the two then back at Catherine. Catherine knew the two did not trust Silas, especially because it involved his little sister, but she did. She knew he would never do anything to hurt her. But expecting them to trust him without evidence would not grant him their trust. Evidence. What could she do to prove to them he could be trusted? How could she show them what she understood of him without breaking his desire for silence? Catherine understood a lot about Silas, like his want to protect even the two of them, but it was a private conversation. Gunther and Zion did not know what a depressing childhood Silas had.

Not that it excused him from helping his sister, but Catherine could understand him better now. Her gut told her she could trust him implicitly, so she would. And the mark of the strength of her determination showed on her face as she turned to face the three of them. Silas is her Harlequin. The King of the Fae. A