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

put Aaron on the stand or ask him

himself.

with a look of stony detachment on his face

doesn’t say anything as the evidence

against him.

willing him to say something, anything.

me, as if he can

knows, with our mating bond

the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only

I realize things seem to be wrapping up, I can’t

I shout, jumping to

so called evidence has been

look

this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still

next to me and talking directly to me. “This

an innocent man, gets

are

voices gets louder, and

most of the

Luna Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose

hall.”

desperation and

Aaron are surging through

says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he says.”

so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner

my mate

now take a short recess

and file off stage to the back

privacy.

immediately erupts through

right back and they don’t want to miss a second of

that we have an audience, I get up and dodge the

standing nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends his arms