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

brought her peace of mind and the seeming lack

outside of the appropriate times went a long

and Ann could tell she

sat back down after casting an imploring look

“Now, we will hear from both Ann and Narcissa about the events leading to the

hear testimony from

So, if there are no more inappropriate outbursts, then

the courtroom

eyes seemed to glaze

transfixed with her

had never noticed it before. It was as if

spellbound by her very being and simply unable to

It wasn’t the look of doting love or wistful adoration, it was

obsessive.

too long to ponder the implications of that though

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

involvement in

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

hearing the commotion from the outside of the

“…and then the guards were f0rced to break open the door because

to her, as did we all, but she didn’t answer

positively frantic with worry. It was obvious that something terrible

office., but I never dreamed…” she trailed

great show of burying her face

breaths.

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

head and imitated perfectly the charade of trying

deep breath

step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to

life of her sister’s unborn

why would there be any jealousy apparent in

A female

sure you’re all aware of

wave of his hand. “There’s no need to go

here.”

A dark chuckle rose from multiple members within the

slightly at the

that a trial is the perfect place to go over the past, as

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

some ways, the

close examination of past occurrences?” A wavering voice rose as the scowl

Leopold’s face deepened.