**Lowell POV**
Elder Mason and I stood with our eyes locked onto one other. I couldn't believe they pinned Elder Joseph against me. He was involved in all of the schemes. He knows everything! I balled my fists only to be reminded of the silver shackles around each wrist with a stinging sensation.
"So, do you still think this was an unfair trial?" Elder Mason asked.
I gritted my teeth and let out a long breath. "I do. I was not present to defend myself. You have no idea the reason I went through all of this-"
"Except I do." Elder Joseph stepped forward, his hand raised. "You gave me, in very explicit detail, a chart of everything you had planned to do with Brooke."
I could feel my anger rising in my throat. Alan whimpered in the back of my mind.
Why do you have to have Brooke?
Becau
