Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

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,

ones who voted on Aaron’s guilt, while the ones who thought he was innocent have made themselves scarce, maybe not wanting

with

clear he wants this over and done

doesn’t care that he’s destroying

evidence.

have a choice, do we?

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

Rathborn, as the claimant, it is

will draw blood with this silver knife,

from this book, and then mark Luna Leah with your

bite to sever

nods stiffly, and my heart starts hammering in my chest.

to protest.

want to

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

needs me to be

so I can go home

my body and force myself to breathe slowly and not hyperventilate or

scores it across the meaty part of his palm, then

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 do I claim you as my

own.”

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

so it will be undone in blood,”