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.

testimony, so I

don’t even put Aaron on the stand or

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his

the evidence builds and builds

against him.

him to say

me, as if he can feel

knows, with our mating bond going

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

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

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping

this so called evidence has

look guilty.”

swell of

to me. “This won’t help. Remember

while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for

are

of voices gets louder, and I can

most of the

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

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation

Aaron are

commanding Alpha voice.

I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the wrong thing

I should be fighting for my mate with every single

a short recess to deliberate,”

Councilmembers all get up and file off stage to the back

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

expect the Council to come right back and

that we have an audience, I get up

standing nearby to rush across the space between

me and Aaron.

I reach him and extends