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 can start

put Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

with a look of stony detachment on his face

anything as the evidence

against him.

him to say something, anything.

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

knows, with our mating bond going

But he knows exploding or interjecting

be wrapping up, I can’t take it

I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron

of this so called evidence has been

him look guilty.”

say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear

to me. “This won’t help.

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

are

this, the swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

most of the Council.

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

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation and fear for what is

happen to Aaron are surging

a commanding Alpha voice.

be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the

fighting for my mate with every single atom

a

off

privacy.

immediately erupts through the hall,

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

have an audience, I get up

standing nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

and extends his arms through the