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, you are sentenced

full moon.”

and harder to

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

I can see the grief settling over him, as if maybe

fully believe it until

Leah, you will approach the stage,” Samsen then

react

weak, and I don’t think I can

over and grabs my arm, pulling me to my feet

he releases me and I lock my

to sway.

looking down on me. “The

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

his execution, or you may choose to break

and possibly save yourself that

itself cause death, depending on how

mated.”

Aaron, but it’s like I somehow locked

just my

us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because

1. me.

break the mating bond

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

bond transcends death.

when he brought me back from beyond death that night Liam

close my eyes for a moment, forcing myself

panic and