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 start clearing

even put Aaron on the stand or ask him to

himself.

of stony detachment on his face

say anything as the evidence builds and

against him.

willing him to say something, anything.

at me,

our mating

him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only

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

I shout, jumping

of this so called evidence has been

him look guilty.”

and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple

next to me and talking directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I told

while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for crimes he didn’t

are scared of him!”

voices gets louder, and I can tell I’ve

most of the

shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself,

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation and fear for

to Aaron are surging through me like

Alpha

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

mate with every single

Council will now take a short

the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage

privacy.

erupts through the

come right back and they

care that we have an audience, I get up and

standing nearby to rush across the

me and Aaron.

and