Helanie:
"Keep your calm and make sure you answer every question after giving it so thought. Watch your word choice too," Norman said to as we stood together, watching Alpha Diaz co in with his warriors. He was going to be questioning , and I’d have to defend myself—with Norman’s help.
Maximus, Emt, and Kaye were sitting in the front row, and behind them were my friends. Rudy and Sage had also shown up for support.
I knew they were going to be shocked when they found out the whole truth about .
"Shall we begin?" Mr. Vonston asked, gesturing for to sit behind the witness stand. My heart was pounding so hard. I had never been to a werewolf court before. I didn’t know what kind of questions would be asked.
My character might be torn apart even more. And what was worse—my so-called family was sitting in the row with the people who hated . Right behind Alpha Diaz, supporting his decision to punish .
"This girl here was caught in an immoral act with several alphas. And then she turned around and claid she had been gang-raped," Alpha Diaz stated, loud and clear.
"And if my father had done a simple test, he would have confird—" I was in the middle of speaking when Alpha Diaz cut in.
"That you had sex with alphas? Consensual, rough sex?" Alpha Diaz yelled, making my fists clench.
"Say it even louder and then see my fist up your ass," Maximus shouted, causing Mr. Vonston to shoot him a sharp look.
"Please, keep your rogue behavior out of my court. As for you, please remain calm," he said, clearly being much gentler when speaking to Vonston. But Maximus wasn’t looking for support either. He knew Vonston would side with an alpha from a pack.
"I wasn’t having fun with anyone or trying to trap soone. I was gang-raped, and the people who did it tried to kill . I survived—and returned ho to a father who never had an ounce of sympathy in his heart for . They took one look at and decided I was the problem. No one asked what I had been through. I had to force the words out, and even that didn’t help. I was thrown into the pantry, and later I had no choice but to run away to save my life," I shouted at the top of my lungs.
Everyone went quiet for a mont.
I noticed Emt closing his eyes, his jaw clenched tightly.
"Why did you fake your death and run away if you were honest? You should’ve stayed and let the truth co out," Alpha Diaz smirked, trying to earn a round of applause from his supporters, who nodded proudly at him.
"I didn’t fake my death," I hissed at Alpha Diaz, who looked at like speaking out loud was so huge inconvenience for him.
"Then? What was it? You went on vacation while telling everyone you were dead?" He looked like a fool, making all those gestures.
"You think I told everyone I was dead?" I asked, my arms casually resting over the table before . I was on the witness stand with Alpha Diaz questioning . That’s how it worked in a werewolf court.
He looked lost and even glanced around at the people who laughed at his stupidity before quickly pulling a straight face.
"Miss Helanie, do you mind telling us why it was perceived that you died?" the council head, Mr. Vonston, asked.
"I ran away, but it was my father who faked my death." I tilted my head toward my father, who timidly squeezed behind his wife when eyes fell on him.
"And why did you run away from your punishnt?" Alpha Diaz asked, a smirk on his lips like he had just won sothing.
"Because I was going to be murdered by my father. He was paid a heavy price to kill ," I spoke loudly, causing the audience to gasp and the jury—a group of new councilors—to exchange a glance.
The brothers were intensely watching everything, my friends sharing the sa look as them.
"Who would pay your father to kill you and why?" Lord Vonston asked.
"It doesn’t matter. She has no proof, she’s making outrageous claims. That’s what she does," Alpha Diaz scoffed, shaking his head at .
"He is the one who paid my father, and one might ask him why," I knew my words wouldn’t be believed, but I had to speak my truth.
"See, this is what I’m talking about," Alpha Diaz pointed at , and the rest of the people in the room stared at with disgust on their faces.
"Why were you running away from your punishnt?" Lord Vonston asked again.
"What punishnt? Can you please ask them what cri I’ve committed?" It was crazy how they were going around in circles without telling what I had supposedly done wrong.
"You—committed adultery with six alphas and then accused the alphas of rape and even dragged my son’s na through the mud," Alpha Diaz said.
I closed my eyes when he ntioned his son. However, he had already made a deal with the council that his son must never be called for questioning, since his involvent couldn’t be proven. Just because he had spoken to once or twice didn’t link him to the cri.
He was a witness that night, but of course, that wouldn’t be used in my favor.
I watched Emt and Norman speak in whispers before Norman walked over and said, "You want to punish Helanie for having—intimate relations with many alphas. But where are the alphas? Which alphas are you talking about?" Norman said, and everyone’s heads turned to Alpha Diaz.
"You’re saying a cri was committed, but why is Helanie asked to provide proof while you get to make accusations without any? Bring us those six alphas, and then you can justify your demand for punishnt."
The look on Diaz’s face was priceless. Norman knew he had him.
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