“She can be trusted,” Killian said immediately and his voice was firm with conviction, “And she has more strength than you might think based on appearances.”Daemon held up a hand to silence Killian and said, “That’s not for you to decide because the final judgment must come from me as Alpha, and I have no intention of making that decision based solely on your biased opinion.”He turned to address me directly for the first time and asked, “What is your name girl and do you understand the gravity of what you’ve become involved in?”I swallowed hard and forced myself to meet his gaze even though every instinct was telling me to look away, and I said in a voice that was steadier than I expected, “My name is Adele and I honestly don’t understand most of what’s happening right now because up until about twenty minutes ago I didn’t know that werewolves were real, but I do understand that Killian seems to think I’m in danger because of what I’ve learned.”Daemon studied me for a long moment
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