#Chapter 144: All Rise

Almara’s Pov I think another day goes by and the delusional giggles have died down. Arthur suggested we defend ourselves just to get some sort of process going. So, instead of making up stories we’ve been reliving the same one in excruciating detail. We told the officer watching us that we are going to defend ourselves and he didn’t seem like he cared one way or another about it. He got us the files that showed what the vampire police report has against us and Calvin was at least right about the case being built of straw. Still, we want to be prepared. Cathy and I put aside our anger for now and have only been speaking to one another as business partners. It might be cold, but it’s getting the job done. Calvin was also unfortunately right that most of the charges fall on my head. Robert never went inside the Council of Bloody Hollow, but he did keep watch making him accountable. Cathy and Arthur have the least amount of legal trouble because they’re only guilty of knowing about c