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 up all these falsehoods, but it doesn’t happen.

Aaron on the

himself.

with a look of

as the evidence builds and builds

against him.

find myself willing him to

he looks across at me,

with our mating bond

building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make him look worse.

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

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

this so called evidence has been concocted to

him look guilty.”

it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that

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

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

the Council are scared of him!”

louder, and I

of the Council.

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

hall.”

desperation and fear for what

are surging through me like

in a commanding Alpha voice.

taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my

be fighting for my mate

a short

and file off stage to the back area where they

privacy.

immediately erupts through the

back and they don’t

we have an audience, I get up

rush across the space between

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends his arms