Chapter 62. A Stranger in My Eyes

Alpha Female Ciciane's POV Still

The courtroom is packed when we arrive.

Not only Lycans are showing interest, but several Alphas have also traveled here to personally attend the trial. Harad and Herod refused to let us sit in the designated compartment for witnesses and successfully persuaded the Council that we should stay put in the Royal lounge until it was time for us to testify.

And it is the King, their father, who presides over the Presidium of Judges today.

In the werewolf community, when two Alphas face trial, only the highest authority can judge their case and impose punishment. The ruling is therefore final, there is no possibility of appeal. That is the culture of the werewolf species, we do not have all kinds of lengthy procedures with a high risk of bureaucratic missteps frequently found in human trials.

On the front bench, Xanna and I occupy our seats while Harad, Herod, Walter and the Queen take their places at the back. The hearing