War (Savage Kings MC Book 4) by Lane Hart & D.B. West

Author:Lane Hart & D.B. West [Hart, Lane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Editor's Choice Publishing
Published: 2018-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

War

“All rise,” the bailiff announces in his deep voice that echoes around the courtroom with authority. “Judge Reynolds’ honorable court is now in session.”

“Don’t speak unless the judge asks you a question directly,” Greg whispers to me when we retake our seats that are next to each other at one of the two counsel tables in front of the courtroom. On our left is the table where Nova just rushed to her seat from wherever she disappeared to, barely making it back on time.

Was it too much to hope that she wouldn’t show up and they would drop the case? Probably so.

Greg’s already told me what to expect. Today, the judge’s only job is to hear from both sides about why Ren was taken from his home and decide whether or not it was the right decision. Of course, we’re going to argue it wasn’t, that while Ren has one unfit parent, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be returned to my custody.

I just wish I knew what Nova will say…

From the door next to the raised dais, the judge comes sweeping into the room, wearing his black robe and then takes his seat.

“Are both parties here and ready to begin this morning in the case of Docket Number 43321?”

“Yes, Your Honor,” my attorney says before Nova responds with the same phrase.

“Good. First, let’s hear from Child Protective Services regarding the details of how the minor came into the custody of Social Services.”

“Yes, Your Honor,” Nova says as she gets to her feet. “My name is Nova McQueen, and I’m the social worker who has been assigned to this case.”

“Thank you, Ms. McQueen. You may continue by reading to the court the case report.”

“Yes, Your Honor,” she replies before she reads from the piece of paper in her hands that’s shaking slightly. “On the morning of Sunday, June seventeenth at around seven a.m., Carteret County’s emergency services received a call from a minor, who told the operator that he had found his mother in bed and unresponsive. In his words, the child said that she would not wake up after he repeatedly shook her. When asked if there were any other adults present, he responded that he was the only other person in the apartment.

“The child was unable to provide the operator with the street address, but luckily did provide her with the name of the apartment complex and the apartment number. The operator told him that help was on the way and asked him to stay on the line so that they could notify him when to open the apartment. The child refused and said that he needed to hang up and call his father.”

Nova pauses for a moment before she picks back up, most likely remembering she was in the room when he called me. “Emergency services were able to trace the call, which was made on a watch device that has calling capabilities and is on the service plan of the child’s father, Warren O’Neil.”

“And Mr.

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