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.

be called to give my testimony, so I can

even put Aaron on the stand or ask

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his

as the evidence builds

against him.

myself willing him to say

times he looks across at me, as if he can feel my

with our mating bond going both ways

quiet fury building within him. But

I realize things seem to be wrapping up, I

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping to

so called evidence has been

him look guilty.”

loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple

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

my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned

the Council are

voices gets louder, and I can tell I’ve pissed

most of

Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed from this

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation

Aaron are surging through

says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he

happens, so I relent,

mate with every single atom of

Council will now take a short

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

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through

right back and they don’t

have an audience, I get up and dodge the

to rush

me and Aaron.

I reach him and extends his