Chapter 116: Offers for the Beta

Stefano "So, what do we do now?" Elder Thorn asked the council. "Not many of us have alpha genetics within us. Perhaps we can ask one of our former allies to the East to help us." Stefano shook his head at Elder Thorn’s suggestion. "We can’t. Why?" His face betrayed genuine confusion, as did the faces of the remaining court members. "I understand how you all feel," Stefano said. "It’s not my fault, nor is it yours. It was simply the cards we were dealt with. But the bottom line right now is how we get out of this. We cannot invite an outsider. There’s also another matter I wanted to discuss with you, but here goes nothing." He said, "Baron and Blackthorn want tribute." The court was silent. "That’s understandable," Lady Clara said, breaking the silence. "If I were him, I would demand the death of someone. Aside from the false information that was spread, the obvious spying, and the potential murder of people who didn’t even deserve to die, we have the debacle of the war that Dariu