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.

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

Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

with a look of stony detachment on

as the evidence builds

against him.

find myself willing him to

me, as

knows, with our mating

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

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

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping

so called evidence has been concocted

look guilty.”

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

me. “This won’t help. Remember what I

stand here while my mate, an

Council are scared of

louder, and

most of the Council.

shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

more, desperation and fear for

are surging through me like

commanding Alpha voice. “Do as

here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf

for my mate

now take a short recess

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

privacy.

immediately erupts through the

they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss

care that we have an audience, I get up and dodge the

rush across the space between

me and Aaron.

him and extends his arms through