Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 90 Court Day

“She’s lying! I was taken by ambulance and admitted to the hospital immediately after

the incident!” Ada yelled suddenly, banging her hands furiously on the railing that

surrounded the platform where she sat.

Ann said nothing and stared confidently ahead at her father’s face, her expression

neutral but her eyes burned with a determination that wasn’t lost on him.

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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 were all handpicked for excellence by their predecessors and specific qualities

that they had conducted themselves with throughout their careers. Honesty, Integrity,

Fairness, and a strong sense of impartial Justice.

The knowledge that this was turning out to be far more impartially judged than she

feared brought her peace of mind and the seeming

of the appropriate times went a

looked furious and Ann could tell she was dying to

her jaw and sat back down after casting

hear from both Ann and Narcissa about the events leading to the

a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from

if there are no more inappropriate outbursts,

fell over the courtroom and as Narcissa

glaze over as he

with her mere

frowned and wondered how she had never noticed it before.

her very being and simply unable to tear

the look of doting love or

obsessive.

She didn’t have too long to ponder the implications of that though

that it

involvement in dark

having not

from the

to break open the door because Ann

her, as did we

with worry. It was

of her office., but I never dreamed…” she trailed off,

burying her face in her hands as she took a few

breaths.

done with her little performance of

of trying to

deep breath

“I never dreamed that my own step-daughter would be

life of her sister’s unborn child, purely

And why would there be any jealousy apparent

female

sure you’re all aware of the… erm… mistakes that were made…”

wave of his hand. “There’s no need

here.”

multiple members within the courtroom and

slightly at the

that a trial is the perfect place

well as any aggravating or mitigating factors as well as

some ways, the outcome. What is a trial

of past occurrences?” A wavering

Leopold’s face deepened.