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 tolerance

appropriate times went a long way to

Ann could tell she was

jaw and sat back down after casting an imploring look toward her

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

hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and

are no more

silence fell over the courtroom and as Narcissa was called

to glaze over as he glanced at her,

with her

and wondered how she had never noticed it

spellbound by her very being and simply

the look of doting love or wistful adoration, it

obsessive.

have too long to ponder the implications of that though as Narcissa

it only lent more weight to

in

She was at least honest, about having

hearing the commotion from the outside

to break open the door

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

It

her office., but I never dreamed…” she

and made a great show of burying her face in her hands as she

breaths.

was done with her little performance of shock

trying

breath

that my own step-daughter would be so vicious

sister’s unborn child,

would there be any jealousy apparent

them both?” A female

of the… erm…

dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s

here.”

A dark chuckle rose from multiple members within the courtroom and

at the

is the perfect place to go over the

as well as

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

of past occurrences?” A wavering

Leopold’s face deepened.