Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 248

LEAH

It’s been hours and I don’t know how many times I’ve explained everything that happened to the various Councilmembers who’ve been in and out of the room they brought me to.

It’s some kind of office, but sparsely furnished, like maybe it’s expressly used for interviews or interrogations and not much

else.

No one will tell me what happened to Aaron. I haven’t seen him since we left Rathborn mansion. I wonder if he’s simply in another room like this somewhere nearby.

Of course, everyone know the Council had cells in the

basement of this building for rogue wolves and others who break the Council’s rules, but I’m hoping they didn’t take Aaron down there.

He doesn’t deserve to be locked up for trying to protect his family.

I’m not sure how much time has passed since the last round of questioning, and I wonder if anything I’ve told them has made

any difference.

With each new set of questions–the same questions just asked in slightly different ways–it felt like they didn’t believe a word I was saying. Like they were trying to poke holes in my story or find where I contradicted myself.

But they wouldn’t catch me tripping up no matter how many times they made me retell it all.

It’s the truth.

else I can tell

food a while ago,

and I don’t know what’s happening to my mate, but

bracing myself for whatever

Aaron steps inside, escorted

and Aaron meets me halfway, catching me up against

and I don’t think I’ve even been so

to see

you okay?” he asks in a low voice,

tell him, shifting back so I can look up at him. “What about you? Where

expression tightens. “They’ve been holding me down. in the

heart drops at the confirmation of

are sorted, right?” I ask hopefully. “We can go home?”

refused to answer their questions until I saw for

to the table and we sit

hands in his. “So I need you to

what he’s going

want to make this as

as an example of what happens when anyone amasses more power than the Council want anyone to have.

I say, sitting forward. “You

I have to be realistic. They’re probably going to sentence me

ask, tightening my hold on him, as if that alone will keep him with me, stop him from walking