Chapter 0432

Hannah

The crowd fell into a low murmur as I walked into the Alpha Council chambers, my all–female security team flanking me and Viona close behind.

As we made our way down the aisle, I could hear the whispers and sneers from some of the males in the audience. Their eyes raked over me and my team in the most unabashed of ways, no matter that we were in a court of law.

“Look at that, a girl’s night out,” one muttered, eliciting chuckles from his nearby companions.

Another voice carried across the room, “I wonder if she’s here to bake us all cookies.”

I gritted my teeth but held my head high, resisting the urge to say something nasty in return. Their words were just pathetic attempts at getting a rise out of me just to say they could, and I had more important matters to focus on today.

After all, today was the day of my cousin’s trial before the Alpha Council.

As we approached the front of the chamber, I saw Alvin already sitting beside his lawyer, looking just as

smug as ever.

saw a flicker of something–fear–pass his face for the briefest

Good.

and stopped in the center of the room, where the Alpha Council was seated around a

except one; Drake, of course, given his personal history with me, was exempt

silent. One of the Alphas at the center of the table leaned forward, his cold gray eyes raking over me as

Hannah,” he said, gesturing to me.

missing a beat. I felt Viona stiffen beside

his jaw, but nodded. “My apologies, Alpha Hannah.

members of the Alpha Council, I stand before you today to accuse my cousin, Alvin,


forward.”

button–down and trousers–an outfit that I’d had to provide for her just hours before, seeing as

you please tell the Council the name of your

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hard, big eyes darting around

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