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.

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

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

Ann could tell she was dying to say more, but she clenched her

as hear testimony from Ann.

and as Narcissa was called up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to glaze over

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

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

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

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

own step-daughter would be 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 female voice questioned with

with a dismissive

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

the past, as it establishes the facts of a case as well as any aggravating or mitigating factors as well as

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

are tasked with holding all subjects of this