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.

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

her peace of mind and the seeming lack of tolerance for outbursts outside of the appropriate times went a long way to calm Ann’s

but she clenched her jaw and sat back down after casting an

will hear from both Ann and Narcissa about the events leading to the alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony

courtroom and as Narcissa was called up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes

noticed it before. It was as if he was transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply unable to tear his eyes away from

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

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

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

of shock and disbelief, she lifted her head and imitated perfectly the charade of trying to pull herself

be so vicious as to attempt to take the life

in the relationship between

sure you’re all aware of the… erm… mistakes that were made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s no need to go over the

multiple members within the courtroom and he blanched slightly at the

case as well as any aggravating or mitigating factors as well as heavily dictating the charges brought and in some ways, the outcome. What is a trial

that it is necessary.” He ground out imperiously as Narcissa and Ada

my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of