Chapter: 791

Gaff braced himself. "Instead of facing the night alone, we thought... we should call upon the werewolves for protection. We are allies, are we not? They could safeguard us just for that night."

Murmurs rose. Some at the ridiculousness of the suggestion, others considering.

"Absolutely not," Daemonikai snapped, silencing the hall. "The fewer who know of our vulnerability, the better. The humans already learned enough-and the damage they did with that knowledge was catastrophic. Yes, we now know it was one of our own who betrayed us, but that doesn't erase the fact that many of us were slaughtered by human blades."

He swept a cold gaze across the court.

"Now you suggest we trust werewolves? Beasts stronger than any human, more powerful by leagues. Even if they are our allies, how do we trust anyone on a night when we are utterly defenseless, when none of us can protect what we care for?"