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.

called to give my testimony, so I can start clearing up

Aaron on the

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment

doesn’t say anything as the evidence

against him.

him

at me, as if he can feel my

knows, with our mating bond going both

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

seem to be wrapping up, I can’t take

jumping to my

this so called evidence has been concocted to

him look guilty.”

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

to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I told you.”

to stand here while my mate, an innocent man,

are scared of him!”

gets louder, and I can tell I’ve

of the Council.

Luna Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed

hall.”

desperation and fear for

are surging through me

a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he says.”

to be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I

mate with every single atom of

now take a short recess to

and file off stage to the back area where they

privacy.

immediately erupts through

to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of

an audience,

nearby to rush across the

me and Aaron.

and extends