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

appropriate times went a long way to calm

she was dying to say more, but

down after

and Narcissa about the events leading to the

as well as hear testimony from Ann.

are no more inappropriate outbursts, then

A deathly silence fell over the courtroom and as

to glaze over as

with

and wondered how she had never noticed it before. It

spellbound by her very being and

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

obsessive.

have too long to ponder the implications of that though as

but Ann was sure that it only lent

in dark

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

only hearing the commotion from

were f0rced to

refused to let us in. They called out to her,

positively frantic with worry. It was

but I never dreamed…” she trailed off, as

face in her hands

breaths.

little performance of shock and

imitated perfectly the charade of trying to pull herself together

breath and

never dreamed that my own step-daughter would

life of her sister’s unborn child, purely out of

would there be any jealousy

female

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

dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s

here.”

multiple members within the

slightly at

a trial is the

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

ways, the outcome. What is

past occurrences?” A wavering voice rose

Leopold’s face deepened.