06 by Alpha

Author:Alpha [Alpha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"That's why you cut her face?" Blackwell asked, apparently as horrified as everyone else.

"No! It was the other way around," I shouted.Like Dean could even stand up after taking a knife to the gut! "He cut up my face and threatened to keep going. I just..." But I let the sentence trail off, for fear of incriminating myself. "He's been out to get me since Councilman Blackwell fired him three months ago."

"This is not the time to get into the specifics," Malone insisted, conveniently cutting off my explanation, rather than Dean's exhibition. "She'll have a chance to tell her side during the trial."

"What? You're afraid that they'll believe the truth if they hear it?" But no one was listening to me. No one who had the power to get me out of my cuffs, anyway. They were all still staring at Dean's scar.

"Calvin, logistically speaking, this makes no sense," my dad insisted, and I could have rejoiced at the reintroduction of logic into the most insane discussion I'd ever tried to follow. "We only have the cabins for three more days, and extending for any length of time would be prohibitively expensive, in both time and money."

Malone stood with his mug, heading toward the kitchen. "You're absolutely right. The only reasonable solution is to hold a very expedient hearing."

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"How expedient?" I demanded, already dreading the answer.

The new council chair turned to face me fully, coffeepot in one hand. "Tomorrow."

"No!" my father shouted, and I stared as he closed his eyes, probably counting silently. When he opened them, he was calm and in control again, though I couldn't fathom how he'd managed it. I was seeing the room through a thin film of red rage. "Absolutely not. How are we supposed to prepare a defense in twelve hours?"

"Oh, I can't see how that'll be much of a problem. All Faythe has to do is tell the truth, and anyone you could possibly call as a witness is already here."

My jaw clenched painfully. Of the possible witnesses, the only ones likely to tell the truth were Marc and Jace, whose testimony would probably be considered biased and self-serving--since they were up on the same charges--thus inadmissible.

"But I think you're missing the big picture here," Malone continued, his back to us all now, while he poured his coffee. "A speedy trial will benefit everyone. The council is already convened, and our cabins are paid for. We'll be saving the cost of additional travel and lodging, not to mention the time away from work and our families." Finally he turned to face the room, holding a mug of black coffee. "And really, who here wants to squander time and money, when we could wrap this whole mess up tomorrow with minimal inconvenience."

I had to admit he'd given a pretty good speech. Even the Alphas who would have been perfectly willing to give me time to prepare were not going to admit to wanting to "squander" their time and money.

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