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.

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

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 way to

she clenched her jaw and sat back down

to the alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and render judgment. So, if

to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to glaze over as

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 her. It wasn’t the look of doting love or wistful

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

been there when the attack occurred, and only

positively frantic with worry. It was

disbelief, she lifted her head and imitated perfectly

so vicious as to attempt to take the life of her sister’s unborn

so? And why would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them both?” A

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

multiple members within the

facts of a 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 if not a close examination of past

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

as the current presiding Elder Council, my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of this kingdom accountable for their