Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

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“You will be silent until your testimony is called for Princess Ada. These are serious proceedings with dire consequences for the accused if found guilty. You will respect the order of things here, do you understand?” An irritated male voice came from above.

One thing was for sure, the reputation of the Royal Court’s Elder Council certainly seemed to be true.

It made sense in a way, as the Royal Court undoubtedly had to have seen its fair share of power plays and false accusations over the centuries that they had presided over justice across the kingdom.

The Elders that sat in the Courtroom were the oldest, and most experienced across the Kingdom, many having surpassed their third century and it was rumored that the eldest among them had exceeded 500 years old recently.

their predecessors and specific qualities that they had conducted themselves with throughout their careers. Honesty, Integrity, Fairness, and a strong

to be far more impartially judged than she had originally feared brought her peace of mind and the seeming lack of tolerance for outbursts outside of the appropriate times went a long

she was dying to say more, but she clenched her jaw and sat back down after casting

events leading to the alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and

deathly silence fell over the courtroom and as Narcissa was called up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to glaze over as he glanced at her, becoming transfixed with

before. It was as if he was transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply unable to tear his eyes away from her. It wasn’t the look of doting love or wistful

began her testimony, but Ann was sure that it only lent more weight to the theory of their

been there when the attack

in. They called out to her, as did we all, but she didn’t answer and I was positively frantic with worry. It was obvious that something terrible was happening inside of her office., but I never dreamed…” she trailed off, as

her head and imitated

my own step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to take the life of her sister’s unborn child, purely

And why would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them

made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave

from multiple members within the courtroom and he blanched slightly at the

as heavily dictating the charges brought and in some ways,

don’t think that it is necessary.” He ground out imperiously as Narcissa and Ada

Council, my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of