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,

wonder if these are the ones who voted on Aaron’s guilt, while the ones

to proceed with the ceremony?” Samsen

he wants this over

that he’s destroying lives based on

evidence.

growls. “But we don’t have a choice, do

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

as the claimant, it is also

will draw blood with this silver knife,

and then mark Luna Leah with your

the claiming bite to sever the bond.”

my heart

want to

to

to 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,

body and force myself to breathe slowly and not hyperventilate or pass out again like I

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

of the Roberts bloodline. No longer shall our bond exclude us from

own.”

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

it