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.

to be called to give my testimony, so I can start

even put Aaron on the stand or ask him

himself.

of stony detachment on his face

say anything as the evidence builds and builds

against him.

him to say something, anything.

me, as if he can

mating

the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this

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

travesty!” I shout, jumping

so called

look guilty.”

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

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

while my mate, an innocent man, gets

the Council are scared of

swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

of the

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

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation and fear

to Aaron are surging through me

commanding Alpha voice. “Do

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

fighting for my mate with

Council will now take a short

get up and file off stage to the back area where

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

come right back and they don’t want to

have an audience, I get up

standing nearby to rush across

me and Aaron.

him and extends his arms