Witches and Witnesses by Lily Webb

Author:Lily Webb [Webb, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Webb

Chapter Eight

Back at the Town Hall, I stormed into Wesley’s office without knocking — and Sernux, the gargoyle standing post outside, knew better than to stop me. Wesley jumped in his desk chair, smashed a combination of keys to lock his computer, and held a hand to his heart.

“Dear Lilith, you almost scared the life out of me. I assume this means you have some news about everything?”

“Not exactly,” I said as I strode to his desk. He didn’t offer me a seat — not that I ever expected him to — but I sat anyway, nearly knocking over his pen jar with my stomach. “But I’m glad we’re already on the same page because I’m here to talk to you about what happened to Adam.”

Wesley sighed. “It’s awful. Never in all my years on this Council have I seen anything like it — and to think the Head Warlock has some involvement in the death of his son? Dreadful.”

“It really is. Anyway, you already saw the letter that came from them, so I’m sure you know the Supreme Court is coming tomorrow. I’ve spent all day scrambling to find something to help me clear Heath’s name before they get here.”

Wesley’s eyes widened, though I couldn’t tell which piece of information had surprised him more. “Clear him? Zoe, forgive me if I’m speaking out of turn, but you saw what I saw, didn’t you? Heath is guilty, and I doubt the Court will think otherwise based on all the witness accounts they’ll no doubt gather.”

“I disagree. There’s much more to this than meets the eye. I can’t say much more than that, but trust me. There’s a lot you don’t know.”

Wesley’s eyes raked over me critically, and I could practically see the effort it took not to roll them. “Always the optimist. I suppose that’s why you’re in charge.” He sighed. “Though I think this is a fool’s errand, I’m guessing you want my help?”

“Exactly. I talked to Adam’s ex-wife, Morgan, earlier today about what happened to him, and she brought up a good point: it’s fairly obvious that whoever killed Adam used magic, and only a few people in the room could’ve done that,” I said and watched Wesley’s face for even the smallest hint of a reaction. Unluckily for me, his expression remained stony.

“That’s true. The gargoyles took everyone’s wands for that very reason, but that means nothing by itself.”

I raised my eyebrows. “It doesn’t?”

“No, of course not. There are multiple paranormal species that can use magic without the aid of a wand. Take, for instance, demons.”

“Fair enough, but I already talked to Virgil, the only demon in the room, and I’m reasonably sure he had nothing to do with this — which leaves me with those who had their wands. That includes you.”

Wesley roared, a bellow from deep in his stomach. “Surely you’re joking! What reason could I possibly have to want to murder the Head Warlock’s son? Don’t you think that could have negative repercussions for my career?”

I shrugged.

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