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.

called to give my testimony, so I can

Aaron on the stand or

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his

as the evidence

against him.

willing him to say

few times he looks across at me, as if he can

knows, with our mating

fury building within him. But he

be wrapping up, I can’t take

travesty!” I shout, jumping to my

so called evidence has been

look

of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him

next to me and talking directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I told you.”

while my mate, an innocent man, gets

the Council are

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

of the

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

hall.”

some more, desperation and fear for what

to happen to Aaron are surging through

says in a commanding Alpha voice.

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

fighting for my mate with every

take a

all get up and file off stage to the back area

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the

to come right back and they don’t

that we have an audience, I get up and dodge

standing nearby to rush across the space

me and Aaron.

reach him and