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 up all these falsehoods,

the stand or ask

himself.

a look of

doesn’t say anything as the evidence

against him.

him to

he looks across at me, as if he can feel my

with our mating

feel the quiet fury building within him. But

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

travesty!” I shout, jumping

this so called

look

and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through

directly to me. “This won’t

while my mate, an innocent

the Council are scared

louder, and

most of

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

hall.”

more, desperation and fear for

to Aaron are surging through me like

a commanding Alpha voice.

happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is

my mate with

Council will now take a short recess

off stage to the back area where

privacy.

immediately erupts through the hall,

to come right back and

don’t care that we have an audience, I

rush across

me and Aaron.

I reach him and extends his arms through the