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.

be called to give my testimony, so I can

even put Aaron on the

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment on his face

anything as the evidence

against him.

him

at me, as if he can feel my

knows, with our mating bond

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

to be wrapping up, I can’t take it any

shout, jumping to my

called evidence has been concocted to

him look guilty.”

this swell of murmurs that ripple

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

an

the Council are scared of him!”

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

most of

Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose

hall.”

argue some more, desperation and fear for what is

to happen to Aaron are surging through me

commanding Alpha

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

I should be fighting for my mate with

a

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

privacy.

immediately erupts through

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

an audience, I get up and

to rush

me and Aaron.

when I reach him and extends his