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.

qualities that they had conducted themselves with throughout their careers. Honesty,

that this was turning out 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

to say more, but she clenched her jaw

we will hear from both Ann and Narcissa about the events leading to the alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and render judgment. So, if there are no more inappropriate outbursts,

podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed

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 adoration, it was borderline

began her testimony, but Ann was

about having not been there when the attack occurred, and only hearing the commotion from the

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 she sniffed

disbelief, she lifted her head and imitated perfectly the charade of trying

attempt to take the life of her

in the relationship

interrupted with a dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s no

members within the courtroom and he blanched slightly at the

or mitigating factors as well as heavily dictating the charges brought and in some ways, the outcome. What is a trial if not a close examination of past

your King, I don’t think that it is necessary.” He ground out imperiously as Narcissa

the current presiding Elder Council, my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of this kingdom accountable for their actions… including you.”