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.

testimony, so I can

don’t even put Aaron on the stand

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his face

the

against him.

find myself willing him to

he looks across at me, as if

our mating bond going

can. I can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or

to be wrapping up, I can’t take it any longer.

a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my

All of this so called evidence has been concocted to

look

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

to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I

an innocent man, gets condemned for crimes he didn’t commit

are scared

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

most of the

banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

argue some more, desperation

happen to Aaron are surging

Aaron says in a commanding Alpha

want to 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 wrong thing

for my mate with

now take a short recess

file off stage to the back area

privacy.

erupts through the hall, but

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

that we have an audience, I

rush across the space

me and Aaron.

and