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.

give my testimony, so I can start

Aaron on the stand or

himself.

a look of

doesn’t say anything as the evidence builds and

against him.

find myself willing him

me, as if he can

mating

him. But

seem to be wrapping up, I

jumping to my feet.

of this so called evidence has been

look

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

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

my mate, an

Council are scared of him!”

gets louder,

of the Council.

the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed from

hall.”

more, desperation

to Aaron are

a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he

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

mate with every single atom of my

take a short recess to deliberate,”

off

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the hall,

the Council to come right back and they don’t

don’t care that we have an audience, I get up

to rush

me and Aaron.

him and extends his arms through the