“Do yourself a favor, kid. Don’t do what I did. Don’t push your feelings for Enya down because you think someone might balk against it. After this, I doubt the council will question any decision you make. She’s only got a few months before she can go to the Academy, so neither of you has very long to decide.”


    “Thanks, Alpha James.”


    “Anytime. So, what are the odds that I’ll get to interview asshole Dorian?” he asks, grinning.


    “I think that’s up to Councilman Johnathon,” I say, knowing what good interrogators my parents are and that Alpha James is just as good.


    We join Enya and the others, including the council members for breakfast. There is a lot of conversation between my parents and their friends, but the other three council members remain quiet, watching the interactions of the others.


    “What do you need for today, Councilman Johnathon?” I ask.


    “I’d like to meet with Alpha Enya and Alpha Shane this morning and we are going to re–interview the detainees. Now that we’ve found the silver, we can confront them on that and their lies,” he says.


    “I believe Alpha James was going to request that he be allowed to participate in the interviews,” I say.


    “Yes, he’s mentioned/that more than once,” Councilwoman Charlotte says, grinning.


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    158 Nouchers


    “Councilman, what happens now? I mean, we know that those in the cells were involved. What’s going to happen to them?” I ask.


    “The only one that is still a question for me is Violet. I’m going to let Councilwoman Zara interview her this morning and if she feels that she is innocent, we’ll request that she be released.”


    “I have no problem with that,” I say.


    “The others will be remanded into custody. We have vehiclesing today to pick them up. I believe that our financial investigators are making progress with following the money and once they have that, it should be the final piece that we need to put most of these individuals away for the rest of their lives.”


    “There is at least one more person that I’m worried about,” I say.


    “There’s two actually,” Shane says, leaning forward. “Isiah and Caleb. Both are friendly with all of the ones in the cells. We need to watch them.”


    “Hmmm,<i>” </i>Councilman Johnathon says, then grins. “Perhaps I’ll let two.” Alpha James interview those two.”


    Even though Alpha James is in the middle of a conversation, his head pops up and he grins and Councilman Johnathon.


    “You’re speaking mynguage, Councilman.”


    Johnathon


    After breakfast, I look at Alpha Enya. “I’d like to interview you first, Alpha.”


    <i>“</i>Alright,” she says, giving me a look that tells me she doesn’t trust my


    intentions.


    07.03


    “Use Braden’s office, Enya. I think Alpha Benjamin is still searching through the financials in Shane’s office,” Alpha Christian says. I haven‘ t missed that he’s never called the office his. He always references it as Alpha Shane’s. He seems very clear about his role here.


    “Okay,” she says, her look bing much warmer when she turns her gaze to him. “Follow me, Councilman,” she says, turning away.


    I follow her to the office space in the packhouse. When we enter the room, she closes the door and gestures for me to have a seat. Rather than sit at the desk as I expected, she sits beside me.


    “What can I do for you,


    Councilman?”


    “First, I want you to know that anything that is said in this room remains confidential. There will be no retaliation of any sort for anything that you tell me today.”