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.

waiting to be called to give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all these falsehoods, but it

Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

with a look of stony detachment

as the evidence builds and

against him.

willing him to say

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

with our mating bond going both ways

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

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

I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron is

called evidence

him look

and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple

next to me and talking directly to me. “This

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

are scared of

louder, and I can tell I’ve

most of the

banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

more, desperation and

to happen to Aaron are

says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do

see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf

I should be fighting for my mate with every single atom

will now take a short recess to deliberate,”

before the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage

privacy.

through the

Council to come right back and they

care that we have an audience,

standing nearby to rush across

me and Aaron.

when I reach him and