Pregnant, I left him To His First Love - Chapter 215

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Pregnant, I left him To His First Love - Chapter 215

“How does the defence plead?”

Judge Ruth Lycus, the judge presiding over the case asks Carmela's

lawyer, Donald Rex, a lawyer that Carmela hired from a neighbouring

pack.

“Not guilty,” Donald replies, glancing at Carmela who has a smug look

onher face.

Judge Ruth slowly looks from Kelvin and Leila to Donald and Carmela

before turning to her clerk.

“Enter a plea of not guilty for the accused, we will adjourn until 12 pm, a

fortnight from today, at which time this court will reconvene. The.

accused will also be placed under mandatory house arrest for the period

that this case will"

“What?!” Carmela yells, her eyes going wide and full of surprise, “you

‘can’t possibly mean that. 1 had nothing to do with the death of the witch

and I'm not a threat fo anyone.”

Leila smirks at her and Judge Ruth frowns, pushing her glasses down the.

‘bridge of her nose to stare Carmela in the eyes.

“Until hat i proven, you are a suspect and ave been charged with the

crime, the nature of the crime is gruesome and the mood of the pack

‘members is an agitated one, this is also for your safety as it is

‘mandatory,” she says in a calm voice, glancing at Donald as if to tell him

‘to get a grip on Carmela.

“Nonsense,” Carmela spurts, standing up and slamming the table, her

voice curt, “1am not staying under house arrest, 1 am the flancee of the
v

Alpha, there are laws that protect me, how did you even become a judge if
you don’t know this?”
‘Donald puts a hand on Carmela and drags her down into her chair ust as
Judge Ruth slams her gavel and scowls at Carmela,
“Defence, you would da well to inform your client that she has just be
held in contempt of court and will be charged a fine of fifty thousand and
if she dares to adresss me or my court in such a rude and disrespectful
‘manner again, her house arrest will be changed to full detainment, This
cases adjourned.”
Leila smirks as the fudge leaves, the law Carmela i talking about is the
same one thal got her mother out of house arrest being, in laws to the
Alpha but the law does not recognise engagements, anly legal marriages.
“This is your doing,” Carmela snarls at Leila as Leila stands up
Leila scoffs coldly, walking towards the exit of the courtroom when she
tums back and walks up to Carmela.
“Far everything you did to my family, I'll pay you back every cent. This is
just the beginning, ” she says coldly, feeling a surge of rage inside her,
emebering the horrors she went through after being falsely accused of
Killing the wiutch.
‘When she steps outside the court building, she is welcomed by a crowd
outside, chanting and slandering her name with cardboards and placards
acrrying inscriptions like:
JUSTICE FOR THF, PHOENTX LUNA
LEILA IS THE MURDERER
JUSTICE FOR CARMELA

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FREE CARMELA
“Their chants of slander towards Leila grows rowdy and some of them
walk towards her.
“Getback inside Leila, DI] take care of this,” Kelvin says, pushing her
‘behind him but Tila does not move.
“Leila s the murderer!”
“she’s akiller!"
“she didit! Yes she didit! She killed the witch!"
Leila stays rooted to the spot with her heart thudding, a crippling feeling
coming, down on her. This was just the excat same scene that night
before Tatum gave her up and threw her to the mob to be beaten,
molested and locked up.
She heaves slawly and her hands begin to shake as memories of that
night invade her mind. The crowd starts to close in an them, chanting
more loudly and violently even as some warriors try to keep them at bay
but they are outnumbered.
Suddenly, a single powerful voice rents the air with a command that not
onesoul could defy.
“Enough!”
‘Tatum yells, appearing from amongst the crowd.
He steps up in front of Leila just as Carmela steps outside with a smug.
look on her face,
“You have disobeyed me as your Alpha, each and everyone of you,”

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Tatum says to the crowd, his voice cold and threatening, “and there will
be consequences, you can count on that.”

Murmurs of fear and worry ripples through the crowd, some of therm
backing away, remembering; the order given by the Alpha for Lella's
name never to be mentioned in the murder of the witch.

“Why would you say that? They are only here tơ defend the truth,"
Carmela says, faking puppy eyes and speakingin a pitifu voice.

‘Tatum’s eyes snap to her with vengeance and he grits his teeth, snarling
ather.

“Ihe truth?”

He closes the distance between them and grabs Carmela’s arm, yanks his
engagement ring from her finger before turning to the crowd.
“As of this day, my engagement to Carmela Easton has officially been
called off, there will be no wedding. I cannot have a Luna with a stained
name.”