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

don’t even put Aaron on the stand

himself.

look of stony

as the evidence builds

against him.

willing him to say something, anything.

me, as if

our mating bond going

maybe he can. I can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make him look worse.

to be wrapping up, I can’t take

I shout, jumping to my feet.

All of this so called evidence

him look

and there’s this swell of murmurs that

next to me and talking directly to me. “This

mate, an innocent

the Council are scared

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

of

Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

more, desperation

Aaron are surging through me like

a commanding Alpha voice.

see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the wrong thing

my mate with every single atom of

will now take a short recess

off stage to the back area where

privacy.

erupts through the hall, but

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

don’t care that we have an audience, I

rush across

me and Aaron.

stands when I reach him and extends his