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.

give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all

don’t even put Aaron on the

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on his

doesn’t say anything as the evidence builds and builds

against him.

find myself willing him to say something, anything.

at me, as if he

our mating bond going

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

to be wrapping up, I

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

called evidence

him look

Aaron says, and even though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple

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

stand here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for

Council are scared of him!”

this, the swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

of the

banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation and fear

to happen to Aaron are

says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as

don’t want to be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner

for my mate with every single atom of my being.

will now take a short recess to

the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage to the back area

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the

they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second

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

nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

when I reach him and extends his arms through