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.

a guilty verdict from this Council,

full moon.”

getting harder and harder

Aaron, but he’s closed his

the grief settling over him, as if maybe he

it until

will approach the stage,”

react

and I don’t think

my arm, pulling me

he releases me and I lock

to sway.

Leah,” Samsen says, looking down on me. “The

fate. You may remain mated to Alpha

execution, or you may choose to break

bond and possibly save yourself

itself cause death, depending on how deeply

mated.”

Aaron, but it’s like

not just

And now it goes both ways because last time we were

1. me.

of me surviving if we break the mating bond are probably slim.

somehow, I know in my bones that if I don’t break the

transcends death.

when he brought me back from beyond death that

close my eyes for a moment, forcing myself

panic and