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.

give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all

put Aaron on the stand or ask him to

himself.

sits there with a look of stony detachment

say anything as the evidence builds

against him.

willing him to

me, as if he can feel my

our mating bond going

maybe he can. I can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make him look

things seem to be wrapping up, I can’t

shout, jumping to my

of this so called evidence has been

him look

Aaron says, and even though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs

to me. “This won’t

while my mate, an

the Council are scared

the swell of voices gets louder, and I

most of the

enough, Luna Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or

hall.”

argue some more, desperation and fear for what is

are surging through me

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

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

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

a short recess

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

privacy.

erupts through the

back and they don’t want to miss a

we have an audience,

to rush across the space

me and Aaron.

I reach him and extends his