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.

conducted themselves with throughout their careers. Honesty, Integrity, Fairness, and

knowledge 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 way to

was dying to say more, but she

alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and render judgment. So, if there are no more

up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to

she had never noticed it before. It was as if he was transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply unable to tear his eyes

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

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

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

head and imitated perfectly the charade of trying

that my own step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to take the life of her sister’s unborn child, purely out of

there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them both?” A female voice questioned

were made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s no

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

past, as it establishes 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?”

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

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