Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 253

I hold my breath, not sure I can hear this, but certain I can’t not hear it at the same time.

“By majority vote,” Samsen announces. “We find Alpha Aaron Rathborn guilty on all charges.”

Noise erupts through the hall, some people exclaiming in shock, others protesting, some even cheering.

It’s chaos.

But I’m stuck on the words he said.

By majority.

Does that mean not all of the Council believes Aaron is guilty?

If some Councilmembers don’t agree with the verdict, then surely they can’t go ahead with this.

There must be some sort of appeal process, some way to get this reversed.

I’m frozen and dizzy and feel sick, but also not surprised.

Aaron kept telling me how this was going to play out, but I

didn’t want to believe him.

“The hall will come to order!” Samsen shouts over the chaos.

Eventually everyone settles down and it becomes silent again.

My breathing sounds unusually loud, and I realize I’m on the

verge of panic.

Samsen says. “By virtue of a guilty verdict from this Council, you are sentenced to death under the next

full moon.”

harder and harder

he’s closed his

the grief settling over him, as if maybe

fully believe it until this

Leah, you will approach the stage,” Samsen then says.

don’t react right

I don’t think

pulling me to my feet and then ushering me

I’m there, he releases me and I

to sway.

Leah,” Samsen says, looking down on

remain mated to Alpha Rathborn

bond upon his execution, or

possibly save yourself

itself cause death, depending on how deeply you and Alpha Rathborn

mated.”

glance at Aaron, but it’s like I

not just my knees.

of us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time we were together, I claimed him just as he had claimed

1. me.

break the mating

in my bones that if I don’t break the mating bond, I

bond transcends

brought me back from

eyes for a moment,

the increasing panic and