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 start clearing up all

don’t even put Aaron on the stand or ask

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his face

as the evidence builds

against him.

myself willing him to say

times he looks across at me, as

our mating

the quiet fury building within him. But he

realize things seem to be wrapping up,

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron is

called evidence

him look guilty.”

Aaron says, and even though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and clear,

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

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

Council are scared of him!”

louder,

of the Council.

shouts, banging the gavel.

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation and fear for

to happen to Aaron are surging

in a commanding Alpha voice.

be here to see what happens, so I

should be fighting for my mate with every single atom of

will now take a short

get up and file off stage

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the hall, but

expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss

that we have an audience, I get up and

rush across the

me and Aaron.

and extends his arms through