~ LAYLA~
The entire hall is still deathly silent.
I swallow, my heart hammering as every eye in the room turns towards the Alpha. Raelin hasn’t moved an inch on the spot where he is seated, but his alpha aura is so thick in the air. A power that is unquestionable. Inescapable. And simply cannot be disobeyed.
He rises from his chair, exuding the commanding authority of an Alpha who has just declared war against the very notion of my execution.
“Are you all finished?” His eyes sweep across the entire crowd, his deep voice reverberating throughout the entire hall. No one speaks. Not yet. It's like everyone, including me, just have this feeling that he is not f*****g done yet.
“I have something to say in defense of the accused.” He announces and slowly steps down from where he is. The mur
