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,

Karolina–and I wonder if these are the ones who voted on Aaron’s guilt, while the ones who thought he was

to proceed with the ceremony?” Samsen asks indifferently.

wants this over

that he’s destroying lives

evidence.

have a choice, do

like Aaron’s tone or his arrogance, however, he turns to pick up the knife and

claimant, it is also your duty to

bond. You will draw blood with this

book, and then

the claiming bite to sever

my heart

want to

want to run away.

get down on my knees and beg for them to have mercy, to hold the trial again, fairly this time, but I know

needs me to be

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

breathe slowly

and scores it across the meaty part of his palm, then looks

you, Leah Roberts Rathborn, of the Roberts bloodline. No longer shall our bond exclude us from all others. No longer do I recognize you as my mate. No longer

own.”

from the subtle

done in blood, so it will be

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