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.

I can start clearing up all these falsehoods,

don’t even put Aaron on the stand or

himself.

look of stony detachment on his

the evidence builds

against him.

myself willing him

he looks across at me, as

with our mating bond

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

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

jumping to

called evidence has been concocted

him look

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

me. “This

just going to stand here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned for

are

this, the swell of voices gets louder, and I can

of the

shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or

hall.”

more, desperation and fear for what is

to Aaron are surging through

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

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

be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my

take a short

up and file off stage to the

privacy.

through the hall, but

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

don’t care that we have an audience,

nearby to rush across the

me and Aaron.

him and extends his arms