# Chapter 225: The Clock Runs Out
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Leila's heart pounded like a drum against her ribs as her eyes fixed on the enormous wall clock hanging at the entrance of the courtroom. Today was the day of the trial. Both sides had already delivered their opening statements, and the time had come for the prosecution to present its key witness. Tatum was supposed to be on that stand, giving testimony that could save everything. But he was nowhere to be found.
Where was he? He had promised her over the phone last night that he would be there early. But now, not only was he absent—he was completely unreachable, even through the mindlink. The silence where his presence should have been gnawed at her like a cold, creeping dread.
Donald, smug and self-assured, rose from his seat. A smirk stretched across his face as he addressed the judge. "Your honour, if the prosecution does not have a witness to present as they claim, then you should save us all the trouble. Their accusation was baseless from the start—a complete waste of this court's time. I implore you to dismiss this case."
Leila's stomach dropped. She could feel the walls closing in.
Judge Ruth's voice was calm, but her words struck Leila like a physical blow. "If your witness is not here in the next ten minutes, you will leave me no choice, Barrister Bass."
Ten minutes. That was all she had. Leila's leg shook uncontrollably beneath the table. Her fingers twisted together as she fought to keep herself together. She was terrified for Kelvin—his safety had become a painful knot in her heart—but strangely, she was also terrified for Tatum. Something was wrong. She could feel it in her bones.
The minutes crawled by with agonizing slowness. Finally, the judge lifted her gavel. Leila's head hung low, her lips pressed together, bracing herself for the worst.
"In the absence of a witness from the prosecution, this court hereby dis—"
"I'm here!"
Leila's head snapped up. Relief flooded through her like a tidal wave as Tatum strode into the courtroom. But her relief was short-lived. He wasn't accompanied by Kelvin. Beside him was Tatiana.
Donald immediately objected. "Your honour, you gave ten minutes. That time period has already elapsed."
But Judge Ruth was unmoved. "No, I believe there were a few seconds left on the clock. You may take the stand, Alpha."
Tatum took the oath, guided by Bass, and settled into the witness box. His presence filled the room with an authority that made even Donald hesitate.
"Miss Carmela Easton," Bass began, his voice ringing through the courtroom, "your ex-fiancée is charged with the murder and conspiracy to murder the old pack witch. You are here to testify to that effect—that indeed she had a hand in it?"
"Yes," Tatum replied sharply, his voice like steel. "I have proof from tracking her call logs and texts. It's clear she exchanged messages and calls with the assassin who confessed to the murder of the pack witch."
"Can you show this proof to the court? Do you have it in your possession right now?"
Donald shot up. "Objection, your honour! We cannot ascertain the authenticity of those call logs!"
"Overruled. The court will determine that after inspection. You may present your evidence."
Tatum gave a subtle gesture toward Tatiana, who sat at the far end of the courtroom. She handed a phone to one of the warriors, who passed it to Bass, who then placed it in the judge's hands.
Judge Ruth examined it carefully. Then her gaze shifted to Carmela—cold, hard, and judgmental. She flicked her fingers, summoning Donald. He took the phone, studied it, and squinted at Carmela. A flash of shock crossed his face before he could hide it.
"These could all still be forged, your honour," Donald argued, his voice a little less certain now. "Her registered number could have been cloned. That is a possibility."
But the evidence told a different story. A long backlog of exchanges between Carmela and Tristan—the assassin—sat right there on the screen. Not only had she hired him to kill the witch, but she had also conspired to pin the entire crime on Leila.
Tatum's voice cut through the air, cold and unyielding. "I have every phone in my house tapped into the cloud for other security reasons. Even if texts are deleted, the cloud keeps them. I wasn't even aware of this until recently. Those exchanges were not forged. She hired the assassin and pinned it on an innocent woman."
"I'm here," Tatum's voice reaches Leila's ear and a huge sigh of relief escapes her as she turns to see him enter the courtroom but it's not Kelvin with him, it's Tatiana. "Lies!" Carmela screamed, her voice trembling. "That exchange is fake!"
Tatum's glare was lethal. "Call me a liar one more time and I will have you placed under Alpha command to find out the truth—law be damned."
"Your honour, you gave ten minutes, I believe that time period has already elapsed," Donald argues, standing to his feet. "You forged it! I never contacted Tristan with my phone—I always used a burner!"
The silence that followed was deafening.
"So you did contact him?" Judge Ruth's voice was quiet, but it boomed through the courtroom like thunder.
Tatum smirked. Carmela's mouth fell open. The regret in her eyes was unmistakable as she realized the fatal slip of her own tongue. She had just confessed.
Leila watched it all unfold. She caught the quick wink Tatum gave the judge, and in that moment, something clicked in her mind. This whole thing had been planned from the start—whether Carmela admitted it or not, Tatum had already won. He wasn't playing by the rules. He was playing their own game, and he was better at it than all of them combined. The text exchanges might very well be fake, but it didn't matter anymore. Carmela had just sealed her own fate.
Judge Ruth slammed her gavel with finality. "This court will reconvene in three weeks, at which time the court will give its final verdict. The accused is to be moved from house arrest to detainment with immediate effect. Court dismissed."
"All rise," the clerk announced as the judge swept out of the room.
Leila exhaled. It was over—for now. She turned to find Tatum, to thank him, to say something, anything. But he walked past her briskly, not sparing her even a single glance. He placed his hand on Tatiana's shoulder, and together, the two of them left the courtroom.
Leila stood there, frozen in the empty silence, watching his back disappear through the doors. The trial had ended, but something else entirely had just begun.
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**Reader's Impressions & Star Rating:**
Oh, what a chapter! The tension in that courtroom was absolutely suffocating—you could almost feel Leila's pounding heart and the weight of every ticking second. The moment Tatum walked in with Tatiana instead of Kelvin sent chills down my spine, and that clever trap with Carmela's slip of the tongue? Pure genius. Tatum continues to be such a complicated and magnetic character; just when you think you understand him, he reminds you that you don't. And Leila's isolation in the middle of it all broke my heart. I'm deeply invested and desperately need to know what happens next!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
**Next Chapter Prediction:**
With Tatum coldly turning his back on Leila and walking away with Tatiana, I believe the next chapter will finally reveal the truth about his relationship with Tatiana. At the same time, Kelvin's mysterious absence is a dangerous cliffhanger—has something terrible happened to him? And more importantly, will Leila take matters into her own hands and go looking for him herself, or will she confront Tatum first? I sense a storm of confrontation, secrets, and possibly a shocking revelation that will change everything between Leila and Tatum forever.
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