I try to reason with him. "Erik, we're running around in circles. I can do all the ground research possible, but we also need to know why it was so easy to kidnap all these shifters without leaving any trace of them."
"You expect me to trust a human to cut open one of our kind? Do you understand what sort of territory you're asking me to step into? For centuries, we have made sure that humans don't find out our secrets, and here you are, offering to have a human study our anatomy!"
His words are harsh, but I refuse to flinch. "What if our enemy is human? What if they have come up with something that can render us helpless before them? We need to know, Erik."
I see the struggle on his face, but he shakes his head again. "There is no human I trust enough to even try something like this."
"There is someone I trust," I say quietly. "Dr. Maya Sorin. "I feel Jerry glance at me, but I keep my eyes on Erik.
