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.

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

on the stand or

himself.

of stony detachment

as the evidence builds

against him.

him

at me, as if he can feel my mental

mating bond going

him. But he knows

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

travesty!” I shout, jumping to my

All of this so called evidence has

look guilty.”

of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and clear,

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

not just going to stand here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for

the Council are scared of him!”

swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

of the

Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel.

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation

happen to Aaron are surging through

commanding 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.

be fighting for my mate with every

now take a

the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage to the back area where they can have some

privacy.

through

stays seated, as if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of

that we have an audience, I get up and dodge

standing nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

and extends his arms through