LAYLA
I stood before the council, my heart racing with anxiety as I pleaded for Alexander's release. My voice trembled as I spoke, my words pouring out in a desperate bid to persuade them. "Please, honorable members of the council, I beg of you. Have mercy on Alexander. He didn't mean to cause harm. It was an accident, a mistake. He's willing to make amends, to do whatever it takes to make things right."
I fell to my knees, my hands clasped together in a desperate prayer. Tears streamed down my face as I begged, my voice cracking with emotion. "Please, don't take him away from me. I'll do anything, just please..."
One of the council members, a stern-looking woman with a harsh expression, gazed at me with a mixture of pity and disdain. "Layla, you know as well as we do that the l
