Chapter 133

As I scanned the room, observing the council and other pack members seated in the courtroom, I couldn't fathom how they could gaze upon him with any semblance of sympathy. Had their judgment so dulled that they couldn't see through his transparent charade?

"I remember coming down from my room when I heard my dear wife shouting, followed by a loud crash in the kitchen. I ran there as fast as I could to investigate—"

"You liar!" I exclaimed before I could rein in my voice. "I came down from my room after I heard the yelling and a crash from the kitchen! You're taking my story and manipulating it exactly as I told you more times than I can count!"

"Order!" the judge boomed, striking his wooden gavel twice against the desk where he sat. "The defendant will remain silent."

As I sat in the courtroom, I couldn't help but glance over at the judge, then back at my public defender, who was doing nothing more than nervously twiddling his thumbs. It was clear that, by th