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.

keep waiting to be called to give my testimony, so I can start clearing

don’t even put Aaron on the stand

himself.

of

the evidence builds and

against him.

find myself willing him to

looks across at me, as if he

knows, with our mating bond going

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

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

shout, jumping to my

called evidence has been concocted to

him look

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

me. “This won’t help. Remember what I

an innocent man, gets condemned for crimes he didn’t commit

Council are scared of

louder, and I can tell I’ve

of the Council.

Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

desperation and fear

to Aaron are surging through me like

says in a commanding Alpha voice.

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

fighting for my mate with

take a short recess

announces, before the Councilmembers all get up and file off stage to the back area where

privacy.

immediately erupts through

as if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t

we have an audience, I get

to rush across the space between

me and Aaron.

stands when I reach him and extends his arms through the