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.

guilty verdict from

full moon.”

harder and harder

over at Aaron, but he’s closed his eyes and dropped

the grief settling over him,

believe it until this moment

you will approach the stage,”

react right

weak, and I don’t think I

of the Enforcers steps over and grabs my arm, pulling me to my feet

me and I lock my

to sway.

says, looking down on

you a choice in your fate. You may remain mated to Alpha Rathborn and risk your own death through

or you

mating bond and possibly save yourself that fate. But,

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

mated.”

glance at Aaron, but it’s like I somehow locked

not just my knees.

more deeply bonded than either of us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time we were together, I claimed him just as

1. me.

break the mating

know in my bones that if I don’t

transcends

back from beyond death that night Liam

my eyes for a

increasing panic and