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.

waiting to be called to give my testimony, so I can

put Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

with a look of stony detachment

as the evidence builds and builds

against him.

willing him to say something, anything.

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

knows, with our mating bond going both ways

building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at

wrapping up, I can’t take it any

shout, jumping

called evidence has

look guilty.”

loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and clear, like he’s

and talking directly to me. “This

stand here while my mate, an innocent

Council are scared of

the swell of voices gets louder, and

of the

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

hall.”

more, desperation and fear

to happen to Aaron are surging through me

a commanding Alpha

be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my

be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my

a short

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

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through

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

have an audience, I get up and dodge the

nearby to rush across the

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends his arms through