Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 255

LEAH

I still don’t feel steady as the Enforcers march us out of the room and back to the main hall, that is now empty of an audience.

At least we won’t have to do this part in front of all the regional Alphas and their Lunas.

Probably the only reason is because the Council keeps the method to breaking a mating bond tightly under wraps, only allowing it under strict circumstances that don’t crop up very often.

I feel like I’m walking in a nightmare.

All I can think over and over is that this can’t be happening.

Things can’t have spiraled this far out of control.

There has to be some way to stop this before our mating bond

is broken and Aaron is executed under the next full moon.

But no last–minute stay of execution–literal or figurative- comes about.

Aaron and I are left standing on the stage hand–in–hand, while Samsen sets an old, leatherbound book on the table

next to a silver ceremonial knife.

There’s only a few Councilmembers present–including Petyr,

Aaron’s guilt, while the ones who thought he was innocent have made themselves

you ready to proceed with the ceremony?” Samsen

this over and done with.

doesn’t care that he’s destroying lives based on

evidence.

have a choice, do we? So let’s get it over

obviously not like Aaron’s tone or his arrogance, however, he turns to pick up

Rathborn, as the claimant, it is also your

blood with this silver knife, read the

and then mark Luna Leah with

over the claiming bite

nods stiffly, and my heart

want to protest.

want to

to hold the trial again, fairly this time, but I know all

me to be

needs me to be strong and survive this so I can go home to him, even if it means living without my mate and true love.

in my body and force myself to breathe slowly and

it across the meaty part of his palm, then looks down

Alpha Aaron Rathborn, of the Rathborn bloodline, deny you, Leah Roberts Rathborn, of the Roberts bloodline. No longer shall our bond exclude us from all others. No longer do I recognize

own.”

starting to rend, and from the subtle flinch Aaron gives, I think he must feel

is done in blood, so it will be undone