Pregnant I left him To His First Love novel Chapter 164

“All rise,” the court clerk announces and they all stand to their feet as the judge comes inside.

Liana is not in chains today, she is sitting beside Kelvin with Leila beside them, Amanda made it in time to look after Amara this time and Carmela is sitting on the other side behind Justin. There are a few council elders also present but Trent is not.

The judge takes his seat and they all follow but the clerk remains standing. “All those having business with this court at this hour, stand forward and you shall be heard. Judge Bruce Tanner is presiding.”

Judge Bruce clears his throat. “Is the pack prepared to make an opening statement?”

“Yes your honour,” Justin replies sharply, shooting Kelvin a challenging look as he walks up to the podium.

“The facts of the case are these: Fifteen years ago, on the eve of the blood moon festival, our Alpha at the time sent the accused and her family on a celebratory visit to one of our neighbouring packs but the accused had malicious intentions and intentionally left her young daughter behind so she can, without guilt, murder our dear Beta Henry Rogers. May his timeless soul, rest in eternal peace,” he taps his chest twice and points to the air as he steps away from the podium, in front of the open court.

“You see your honour, my colleague here, Kelvin Costner is going to try and sway you and this court from this fact by painting tales for us, beautiful tales of filial love, the love of a wife for her husband, the love mates share for one another, the love a woman has for the father of her child but today, I will prove, one, her motive.

“Our ex luna, if I am permitted to say is not the biological daughter of our late Beta, the Beta–”

“You bastard!” Leila barks at him, jumping to her feet, rage swallowing up every sense of reason that she has in that moment.

“Barrister Kelvin, that’s two strikes for your client, a third and she will be banned from this courtroom with a huge fine,” Judge Bruce reprimands.

Kelvin turns to Leila, smoothing his hand down his chest, urging her to calm down and Leila sits, fuming inside.