Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 252

LEAH

All I want to do is rush across the hall and pull Aaron out

of that silver dock they’ve sat him in. To hold him, to know

everything is going to be okay.

All I can do is sit there and tell myself that justice will be done,

and Aaron will be found innocent.

It’s been days, and I never heard anything else from Karolina.

I don’t know what she’s been doing, or if she’s managed to

help Aaron in anyway.

I had hoped she would be able to stop this trial altogether, but

maybe that wasn’t within her power.

Still, since I was brought into the hall and forced to sit as far away from Aaron as possible, I’ve been trying to catch Karolina’s eye, but she’s been keeping her attention split

between Aaron and whichever Councilmember is talking at any given time and the longer it goes on, the colder my blood

starts to run.

Eventually I have to wonder if she tried to help us at all.

What if she was just humoring me the day we spoke?

The trial itself quickly becomes a blur.

The Council have brought together witnesses who have to be false, testifying that they knew Aaron had plans to kill Tobin for his power and a seat on the Council.

They play a tape that’s recorded from Aaron’s interview in the cells, and it’s clear to anyone with half a brain that they’ve edited it heavily and spliced it together to make Aaron appear guilty, threatening and almost unhinged, like he’s already half

gone rogue.

I can start clearing

even put Aaron on the

himself.

there with a look of stony

as the evidence builds

against him.

find myself willing him to

few times he looks across at me, as if

with our mating bond going both

fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting

be wrapping up, I

shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron

of this so called

him look guilty.”

and even though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of

next to me and talking directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember

here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for crimes he didn’t

the Council are scared

swell of voices gets louder, and

most of the Council.

gavel. “Compose yourself,

hall.”

argue some more, desperation and fear for what

to Aaron are surging through me like acid.

commanding Alpha voice. “Do

don’t want to be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf

fighting for my mate with every

take a

the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage to the back area where

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the hall, but

if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of the

have an audience, I

nearby to rush across the space

me and Aaron.

him and extends his arms