That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

Chapter 828:

“Sit down,” Daemonikai ordered.

Reluctantly, the council returned to their seats. And for the first time in a long while, they were about to address the elephant in the room.

“What do you have, Grand Lord Gaff?” Daemonikai asked.

“Thank you, Your Grace.” Gaff cleared his throat, visibly uneasy.

“The truth is, I have a suggestion. And I must say, it’s not just my opinion. Some of the other lords mentioned it casually while we were drinking at the tavern.”

He looked at the lords he referenced. None of them met his gaze.

Some cleared their throats.

Some stared at the floor.

Daemonikai’s patience thinned.

“Go on.”

Gaff braced himself.

night alone, we thought… maybe we should ask the werewolves

They

scoffed at the

not,” Daemonikai snapped, silencing

vulnerability, the better. The humans already knew enough, and the damage caused

know it was one of our own who betrayed us, but that doesn’t erase the fact that many of us were slaughtered

a cold look across the

we trust the werewolves? Beasts stronger than any human—far more powerful. Even if

on a night when we are completely defenseless, when

have strength,” intervened

that night,

gaze on him, trying to contain his anger. They were only suggesting something, and the truth

of repeating that failure made bile rise in his