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

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

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

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

her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to glaze over as he glanced at her, becoming transfixed with

transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply unable to tear

began her testimony, but Ann was sure that it only lent more weight to the

the attack occurred, and only hearing the commotion

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…”

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

that so? And why would there be any jealousy apparent in the

that were made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave of his

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

find that a trial is the perfect place to go over the 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

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

we are tasked with holding all