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.

to give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all

don’t even put Aaron on the stand or

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment

doesn’t say anything as the evidence builds

against him.

find myself willing him to

he looks across at me, as

knows, with our mating bond

quiet fury building within him. But he knows

wrapping

I shout, jumping to my feet.

All of this so called evidence has

look guilty.”

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, like he’s

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

going to stand here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned

are scared of

swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell I’ve pissed

of

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

hall.”

more, desperation and

to happen to Aaron are surging through me

Aaron says in a commanding Alpha voice.

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

my mate with

a short recess

file off stage to the back area

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

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

that we have an audience, I get up and dodge

rush across the

me and Aaron.

and extends his arms through the