Chapter 157. Double the Deal

Crown Princess Ciciane's POV Still

An anxiously trembling Arbel was pushed into the courtroom.

She was securely chained with thick shackles around her arms, legs and neck. Her eyes were red from the many tears she must have shed. She could only take small steps despite the warriors impatiently urging her to hurry.

When she finally ended up in the suspect box, she dropped her head.

“Tell your part in this matter, Arbel,” Alpha Remus ordered her. “And above all, stick to the truth. Right now, the death penalty hangs over your head, take this opportunity to convince the Council that you need a more lenient sentence. You are suspected of trying to overthrow the Royal Family with others, complicity in the kidnapping of the little Crown Prince and trespassing Silver Bow.”

The woman lifted her head abruptly upon hearing the charges.

“No! Please, don't kill me!” she exclaimed, trembling all over her body. “It wasn't my plan. I just wanted to get in to