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"Mr Moore, you may return to your seat," said Parker "Sheriff Johnson, I would like to hear from you" Once the human was seated, Parker said, "You questioned Mr Moore and his friends, but you didn’t feel it necessary to charge them Why?"

Colt lifted his chin "There was no evidence that Brandt was the cougar’s attacker"

"There was a pole, which I’erprints on it"

"Brandt adround, but he maintained that he didn’t strike her with it"

Emilio’s brow lifted "And you believed that?"

Colt’s jaw hardened "Titnesses upheld that Brandt was not the attacker The cougar said she’d been drugged, so I couldn’t be sure if her testimony was reliable It was also very dark out there, so I couldn’t be sure that Gwen truly did see Brandt attacking anyone The bottom line is, there was no evidence"

"Did you ht be?" asked Parker

Colt’s mouth opened and closed like a landed fish

Ezra slowly rose "May I please speak?"

Parker sighed "Fine"

"I know exactly why Miss Miller clai to pin the attack on Brandt to get back at hi their relationship"

"What?" Gwen burst out She looked at Zander "He can’t be for real"

Even as a growl of rage built in his throat and his wolf swiped his claws in anger, Zander clasped her nape as he whispered, "Shh You don’t want the council throwing you out of the rooive the Moores the satisfaction of seeing you pissed off"

No, Gwen definitely didn’t want either of those things Feeling her nails stabbing her palms, she relaxed her clenched hands and took a deep breath

Ezra continued, "I asked him to end it because, since she is much older than he is, I felt their relationship was quite inappropriate She is angry with lance "She claims our family is anti-shifter, but it is in fact she who is prejudiced"

Landyn slowly lifted a disbelieving brow "You believe Miss Miller is anti-shifter?"

Ezra jutted out his chin "I can prove that she has connections to the extreman--a man e all know is ruical father"

Well, shit Gwen soue Zander went rigid beside her, and a lol rumbled out of hi that she lives with her foster faht years old"

"But she is in contact with her father In fact, they naled to a nized as his brother, Gerard The h a briefcase and retrieved a brown envelope He pulled out of a bunch of photographs

"May I hand one to you?" Gerard asked the council At Parker’s nod, he opened the gate separating the galley from the council’s space and crossed to the benchbut not before handing Gwen a photograph

Gritting her teeth, she took it The enlarged photograph was cool and s drinks He was s at her She had to admit, the scene looked pretty cozy

"Miss Miller, what do you say to this?" clipped Emilio once Gerard returned to his seat