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

put Aaron on the stand or ask him to

himself.

look of stony detachment on

say anything as the evidence builds and

against him.

willing him to

looks across at me, as if he

with our mating bond going both

fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at

things seem to be wrapping up, I

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

called evidence has been concocted

look guilty.”

there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still

to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I

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

are scared of

gets louder,

of the Council.

Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed from

hall.”

want to argue some more, desperation and

happen to Aaron are surging through

Alpha voice.

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

my mate with every

Council will now take a

file off stage to the back area where

privacy.

through

Council to come right back and they

don’t care that we have an audience, I get up and dodge the

rush across the

me and Aaron.

when I reach him and extends