She allowed herself to be pulled away from that wretched building, leaning into him. There was nothing more she wanted than for her suspicions to be proven false. Ever since she was little Amaris had been told that the humans of his line were evil and wanted nothing more than to exterminate her kind. Yet he was doing the exact opposite.<br/><br/>Amaris settled into his arms, resting her head on his chest. She could hear his heartbeat and it soothed her. They stayed like that for a few minutes before she lifted her head to look up at him.<br/><br/>“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.” It was so cliche and the way she half-smiled when she said it made it seem like she might just be joking. Her face grew serious as she asked one more question. “Was your mother here when your grandfather or your father were killed? Was she on the property?”