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

put Aaron on the stand or ask him

himself.

look of

the evidence builds and

against him.

myself willing him to

me, as if he

mating bond

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

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

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

so called

him look

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

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

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

Council are scared of him!”

voices gets louder, and I can tell

most of the

the gavel. “Compose

hall.”

desperation and fear for

Aaron are surging through me like acid.

Aaron says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do

happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the wrong

be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my being.

now take a short recess

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

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

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

that we have an audience,

rush across

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends his