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

even put Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment on

anything as the

against him.

him to say something, anything.

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

mating bond going

within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this

seem to be wrapping

I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron is

of this so called evidence has been

him look

though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that

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

to stand here while my mate, an innocent man,

are scared of

gets louder, and

most of the

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

hall.”

desperation and fear

are surging through me like acid.

a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as

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

fighting for my mate

now take a short

get up and file off stage to the back area

privacy.

erupts through

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

have an audience, I get up and dodge the

rush

me and Aaron.

and extends his arms through