The Power Academy

Chapter 15- The Start to a Trial

A/n

Here ya gooooooooooo. Lol, today I ended up writing a chapter and a half, so they should be up fairly soon. I have been writing my chapters recently on paper and then transferring them to the computer.

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Kayla's PoV:

My head drops, practically admitting defeat as this tower of a man approaches the front. At this point, I can tell that this is not going to be a fair trial. Either Greg is made of money to hire someone this intimidating, or he has all of these boys fooled with his confidence. Where the hell is Sasha at this point? I need to talk to her about the pattern that I found out about Greg.

As I think, the giant approaches me, most likely scoping out the competition. He smiles gently at me, which is really odd for the opposing side to do. Rather than give me a professional handshake that I was expecting, I am immediately scooped up into a hug by a tall stranger.

"Kayla I am so glad we are meeting. These aren't optimal conditions, but the pleasure is all mine," I look at him confused as hell about everything.

"I'm sorry, but who are you?" He chuckles and shakes his head as I ask him.

"Wow. He really does this every time. My dear Bastian always tells me about his darling friends but neglects to tell them much about me. I would have introduced myself earlier, but I am only here part-time to retain my position at the law firm I work at. Honestly, I would have 'graduated' a while ago, but on my last year, I met my sweet Bastian," wait this guy isn't... "I hope at the very least that he told you I am going to be representing you in all of this. With the money Gregory has to throw at this situation, we are going to need all the help we can get."

"You're Sasha?!" I exclaim and hug him back, hope and shock rushing in all at once. He chuckles and lets me come down from this high of a shock.

"Let me guess, you heard the name 'Sasha' and assumed that I was a girl?" I nod and blush, feeling guilty for misgendering someone. "Don't worry about it love, 'Sasha' is really only a common make name in Sweden. What we need to focus on now is putting this asswipe in his place." Immediately I pull him over to rapid-fire explain what Sebby and I learned. As he listened, Sasha's eyes glimmered with a hint of evil, obviously excited to use this information. "Kayla, are you ready to kick some ass?"

I can see why Sasha became a lawyer. Sure, this may not be a full legal proceeding, but he has a way of calming those around him. I wonder how the dynamic is between him and Seb. Sasha and I look into the growing crowd as we lock eyes with Seb. He is bouncing between jokingly wiggling his eyebrows at me to looking lustfully at Sasha. Oh, I cannot wait to see them in a room together and watch that dynamic.

Madam Carter walked in and the room grew quiet. This entire time I've been avoiding Greg's stares, but I took this moment to see his expression. While he looks confident, I can sense the uncomfortable in his seat. Hopefully, he knows what he did, but if not, he sure as hell is about to find out. Madam Carter reached her podium at the front of the stage and claimed everyone's attention with one short sigh.

"Thank you for being here today. In the climate that we uphold as an institution, trust and rules are the foundation that we stand upon. We take things very seriously when an allegation is made. Similar to a legal trial, we will have opening statements, a call of witnesses and evidence, and then we will have our closing statements. However, since we started this afternoon, we will only be hearing the opening statements today. If you have been selected to the honor council, then we must strongly remind you that discussing this trial with those outside of the council may lead to severe consequences. Without further ado, we will hear from the side of the defendant first, Gregory McMillan." One of the many boys in sports coats that trailed after Greg stands and cockily walks up to take Madam Carter's place.