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.

testimony, so I can start clearing up

the stand or ask

himself.

a look of stony

the evidence builds

against him.

him to say something, anything.

looks across at me, as if

mating

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

wrapping up, I

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

this so called evidence has been concocted

him look

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

directly to me. “This won’t help.

just going to stand here while my mate, an innocent man,

are scared of

voices gets louder, and I can tell

of the Council.

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

hall.”

some more, desperation

to Aaron are surging

commanding Alpha voice. “Do

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

I should be fighting for my mate with every single atom of

take a

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

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through

stays seated, as if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want

that we have an audience, I get up and

rush across the space

me and Aaron.

stands when I reach him and extends his arms