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 start clearing up all these falsehoods, but it

on the stand

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment on his

doesn’t say anything as the evidence builds and builds

against him.

willing him to say

at me,

mating bond going both

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

be wrapping up, I can’t take it

travesty!” I shout, jumping to my feet.

this so called evidence has been

look

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

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

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

the Council are scared of him!”

louder,

most of

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

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation and fear for what

to Aaron are surging through me

commanding Alpha

be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my

be fighting for my mate with every

take a short recess to

up and file off stage to the

privacy.

erupts through

the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of the unfolding drama.

we have an audience, I

nearby to rush across the space

me and Aaron.

him and