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

peace of mind and the seeming lack of

outside of the appropriate times went a long way

and Ann could tell she was dying to say more,

down after casting an imploring look toward her

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

well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will

if there are no more inappropriate outbursts, then let us

silence fell over the courtroom and as Narcissa was called up to

to glaze

with her

how she had never noticed it before.

spellbound by her very being and

wasn’t the look of doting

obsessive.

to ponder the implications of

Ann was sure that it only lent more weight to the theory

involvement in dark

honest, about having not been there when the

the commotion from the

then the guards were f0rced to

us in. They called out to her, as did we all, but she didn’t

frantic with worry. It was obvious that

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

of burying her face in her hands as she took a few

breaths.

she was done with her little performance of shock and disbelief,

charade of trying to pull herself together as she

breath and

“I never dreamed that my own step-daughter would be so vicious as to

life of her sister’s unborn child, purely

would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship

them both?” A female voice

sure you’re all aware of the… erm…

hand. “There’s no need to go over

here.”

from multiple members

at the

is the perfect place to go over

the facts of a case as well as any aggravating or mitigating factors as

the charges brought and in some ways, the outcome. What is a

of past occurrences?” A wavering voice rose as the

Leopold’s face deepened.