Aleena’s POV
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“I had a doubt on her that she might do anything nasty to stop the Luna Ceremony. Because I had a feeling that she wasn’t what she shows.”
“And your fear and doubt came true when you realized that all your feelings toward her changed all of a sudden when you announced choosing her as your chosen mate?”, The King asked.
“No. That’s not true.”, He replied. I tried not to look surprised because of his sudden revelation. While everyone present there gasped in shock and surprise.
What did he mean by that?
“Can you explain your answer? Because no one is able to understand your answer ‘No. That’s not true.'”
“Yes! I can.”, Stephen said. “I don’t know why Luna Penelope had written anything about love potion in the diary because I’m pretty sure that I was in the right mind and right sense when I had chosen Aleena as my chosen mate. Yes! This announcement was not less than a shock for every pack member in my pack, including my family members, but that’s true, and I believe that you can sense that too.”, he said, and I started having a hard time believing what was exactly going on.
How was it possible that he wasn’t in the effect of the love potion?
And if he wasn’t, then why did he choose me?
“I chose her as my chosen mate for two reasons. First, it is said to keep our friends close and our enemy closer. I wasn’t sure about her intention toward my pack and my Alpha and Luna. That’s why I chose her as my chosen mate and the second reason behind choosing her was my wolf, Thunder, who was or said who is madly in love with her wolf, Leia. In most cases, wolves sacrifice their mates if they behave like a jerk to their humans. I didn’t want my wolf to do the same. That’s why for his happiness, I chose Aleena as my chosen mate.”, he explained.
I opened my mouth and then shut it, not knowing what to speak. After that, he started explaining how Thunder and Leia met for the first time. I doubt that I was listening to their love story because my eyes and my mind were more focused on the person standing beside me.
I was feeling remorseful, recalling the things I did to him.
“Okay! Hearing Beta Stephen’s testimony. The charge against Aleena for using a love potion on Beta Stephen has been nullifying.”, The werewolf king said. “Now, coming back to Aleena, what would you like to say about the other crimes that had been charged on you?” he asked me, and I kept my mouth shut just like Eva had asked me to. Moreover, I barely had any evidence and proof with me to prove my innocence, and once I open my mouth, then I wouldn’t be able to deny those crimes which I had actually committed.”
“Sorry for the interruption, King. But it looks like my mate is not in the condition to defend herself after staying for five days in the cells. If you don’t mind, I would like to highlight a few things in front of everyone which is not known to any one of us, not even Aleena.”, he said confidently, and seeing his confidence, I was sure that he was saying this with evidence but why was he doing this?
For his wolf or for Leia or for me?
Then he drank the holy water before speaking, “First of all, I will talk about the former Luna’s diary where she had mentioned most of Aleena’s crimes, and I would like to know a few answers from the forensic doctor.”
“Sure, you can proceed.”
“Thank you,” Stephen thanked the werewolf king before asking his question to Doctor Randell, “So, Doctor, you just confirmed that the handwriting in the diary belonged to former Luna. Now, can you please tell everyone how old the ink was that was used in the diary?”
“It was hardly a few days old.”
“Are we talking about all the inks used in the diary?”
“Actually, the whole diary was written with one pen. So, yes! The ink of the whole diary was written a few days before days with one single pen.”
“Please consider this point, King. One who can habit of writing a diary doesn’t write the whole diary in a day or with the same pen. Okay! For a minute, I can consider that that pen could be her favorite pen, so she thought not to use another pen but to write the whole damn thing in one day? That too after Alpha Francis’s death, isn’t that seems something fishy?” he asked. “I will confirm my other point when I will call another person to testify.”, he adds. “Now, coming back to the place which I was questioning Doctor Randell, so, Doctor Randell, you also confirmed that there was Aleena’s fingerprint on the dagger. Can you please tell everyone whether there was someone finger’s print too? Because like Witch Circe said that it was the same dagger that was used to kill Alpha Francis. It meant it was the same dagger which was used to stab Aleena.”
Wow!
I was highly impressed with the man who was defending me!
If he had been the Beta, then he would have a successful lawyer for sure.
“Yes, that dagger also has the fingerprints of Luna Penepole.”
“Please consider this point as well, King. Thank you, doctor. Now you can leave.”, he said, gesturing for Doctor Randell to leave. “Now, I would like to those warriors who were presented at both the crime scene of Alpha Francis and Luna Penelope.”
“Access granted.”, When King said this, all the warriors were called again.
“What do you all remember the reaction of Aleena when she saw the lifeless body of her father?” he asked, and I winced at that topic because that memory was still fresh in my mind.
“She broke down seeing the Alpha in that state. She tried to best to wake him up, but before that, she pulled out the dagger from his heart and threw it away and..”
“Stop.” Stephen stopped them. “Please consider that she pulled out the dagger first and threw it away. Now, coming back to the situation of her mother, did anyone see her stabbing the Luna? Did anyone?”
“No!”
“No! When we reached there, she had held her in her arms, and the dagger was thrown away.”
“Then how the hell you assume that it was her who killed her? The situation of her mom and her dad can be the same, right?” he asked angrily. All the warriors were speechless hearing his question. It looked like they were finding the right words to say at that moment, but they couldn’t find any.
“Let me tell you, what did you assume so? Because you all thought to trust an insane person who tried to kill her own daughter in front of everyone rather than using your own brain. Now, you guys can leave.”
“Now, I would like to clear the Aleena’s name from the attack that was planned against the Alpha and Luna of our pack.”, Stephen said, turning his head toward the King. With this, he played the recording between Silas and Mom over the phone call.
Holy shit!
He had that? But since when?
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#TBC