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 be called to give my testimony, so I can start

the

himself.

with a look of stony detachment on his

the evidence

against him.

find myself willing him

at me,

with our mating

can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at

be wrapping up, I

a travesty!” I shout, jumping

this so called evidence has been concocted to

him look guilty.”

swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and clear, like

directly to me.

here while my mate, an innocent

Council are scared of

gets louder, and I

most of

gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation

Aaron are surging through me like

Alpha voice. “Do as he

to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is

I should be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my

Council will now take a

get up and file off stage to the back area where they can

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through

right back and they don’t want

we have an audience, I get up

nearby to rush across

me and Aaron.

stands when I reach him and extends his