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.

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

even put Aaron on the stand or ask him to

himself.

sits there with a look of stony

say anything as the evidence builds and

against him.

myself willing him to

me, as if he can feel my mental

with our mating

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

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

travesty!” I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron

All of this so called evidence has been concocted to

him look

loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the

next to me and talking directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I told

while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned

the Council are scared of

this, the swell of voices gets louder, and

of

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

hall.”

some more, desperation

to Aaron are surging through me like

in a commanding Alpha

don’t want to be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling

my mate

Council will now take a short recess

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

privacy.

through the hall, but

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

have an audience, I

standing nearby to rush

me and Aaron.

reach him and extends