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

even put Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

look of stony detachment

as the evidence

against him.

willing him

he looks across at me, as if he can feel my mental

our mating bond

building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at

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

a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my

called evidence has been concocted to

look guilty.”

doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud and

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

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

are scared of

voices gets louder, and I

most of the Council.

gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed from this

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation and fear

to Aaron are surging

Alpha voice.

need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is

be fighting for my mate with every

now take a

off stage to the

privacy.

erupts through the

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

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

to rush

me and Aaron.

when I reach him and extends his arms through