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.

virtue of a guilty verdict from this

full moon.”

getting harder and

at Aaron, but he’s closed

I can see the grief settling over him, as

fully believe it until

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

don’t react right

I

my arm, pulling me to my

he releases me and I lock my knees,

to sway.

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

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

or you may choose to break

save

in itself cause death, depending on how deeply

mated.”

to glance at Aaron, but it’s like

just

deeply bonded than either of us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time we were

1. me.

if we break the mating

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

bond transcends

from beyond death

eyes for a moment, forcing myself to

panic