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.

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

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

could tell she was dying to say more, but she clenched her jaw and sat back down

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,

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

and wondered how she had never noticed it before. It was as if he was transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply

long to ponder the implications of that though as Narcissa began her testimony, but Ann was

was at least honest, about having not been there when the attack occurred, and

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 theatrically and made a great show of burying her face in her hands as she took

imitated perfectly the charade of trying to pull

never dreamed that my own step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to take the life of her sister’s unborn child,

would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them both?”

that were made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s no need to go over the

within the courtroom and he blanched

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 occurrences?” A wavering voice rose as the scowl on Leopold’s face

ground out imperiously as Narcissa and Ada glanced toward him

Elder Council, my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of this kingdom accountable for their actions… including