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.

my testimony, so I can start

don’t even put Aaron on the stand or ask

himself.

a look of stony detachment on

the evidence builds

against him.

him to say something,

looks across at me, as if he can

mating bond going

feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding

to be wrapping up, I can’t take it

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my feet.

so called evidence has

him look

this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and clear, like

and talking directly to me. “This won’t

my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for crimes he didn’t commit

the Council are scared of

this, the swell of voices gets louder, and

most of the Council.

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

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation

to Aaron are

in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he

what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my

mate with

now take a short recess to deliberate,”

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

privacy.

immediately erupts through the hall,

seated, as if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of

don’t care that we have an audience, I get up and dodge the

to rush across the space

me and Aaron.

him and