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,

these are the ones who voted on Aaron’s guilt, while the ones who thought he was innocent have made themselves scarce, maybe not wanting to witness this travesty.

to proceed with the

he wants this over and done

doesn’t care that he’s destroying

evidence.

don’t have a choice, do we? So let’s get it

his arrogance,

the claimant, it is also your duty

draw blood with this silver knife,

this book, and then

bite

nods stiffly, and my heart starts hammering in

to protest.

want to

hold the trial again, fairly this time,

to

home to him, even if it means

and force myself to breathe slowly and

part of his palm, then looks down at the book, expression

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

is done in blood, so it will be