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.

my testimony, so I can start clearing up all these falsehoods, but it

put Aaron on the stand

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment on

doesn’t say anything as the

against him.

find myself willing him to say something,

he looks across at me, as if he can

mating bond going both ways

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

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

I shout, jumping to

called evidence has been concocted to

look guilty.”

swell of murmurs

me. “This won’t help. Remember

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

Council are scared of him!”

of voices gets louder, and I can tell I’ve pissed

of the

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

hall.”

more, desperation and fear

to Aaron are surging through me like

a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he

I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even

mate with every single

Council will now take a

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

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the

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

audience, I get

rush across

me and Aaron.

I reach him and extends his arms