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.

so I

the

himself.

look of

doesn’t say anything as the

against him.

him

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

mating bond going

him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make him look worse.

things seem to be wrapping up, I can’t take

I shout, jumping to my

so called

look

there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still

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

not just going to stand here while my mate, an innocent

are scared of

the swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

most of the Council.

gavel. “Compose yourself,

hall.”

desperation and fear for

Aaron are surging

Alpha

to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the wrong thing to do.

fighting for my mate with every single atom

a short

file off stage to the back area where

privacy.

through

seated, as if they expect the Council to come right back and

an audience, I get

standing nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends his arms