Chapter 55

Jackson

We spent five whole days evaluating the evidence and witnesses the Calton brothers provided. They had done well to plant not only reasonable doubt against Stefan Gray, but they also had the audacity to agree to submit to any kind of magical cross-examination that would confirm their truth.

I was already talking major league, so I had to close the siege within the Species Council itself in a meeting that was very revealing.

"I suggest a formal investigation into Alpha Stefan," Angel said and many nodded, while others were doubtful and many of them were the councilors Stefan had kept in contact with.

That gave me a bad feeling.

"Although the testimonies and evidence are serious, the subjects are prey to an investigation—"

"Which is going to be conducted by the Sorcerers' Council," I said immediately, and there was a collective gasp. "They are in charge of reviewing anything to do with magic, including anything to do with Alpha Stefan and the accusations brought before him."

"But