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 this Council,

full moon.”

harder and harder to

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

see the grief settling over him,

it until this

Leah, you will approach the

react right

I don’t

over and grabs my arm, pulling me to my

I’m there, he releases me and I lock my knees, trying not

to sway.

looking down

a choice in your fate. You may remain mated to Alpha Rathborn and risk

or

possibly save yourself

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

mated.”

at Aaron, but it’s like I somehow locked all my

not just

it goes both ways because

1. me.

we break the mating bond are

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

bond transcends

proved that when he brought me back from

my eyes for a moment, forcing myself to breathe

panic and