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,

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

proceed with the ceremony?” Samsen

clear he wants this over and done

he’s destroying lives based on

evidence.

don’t have a choice, do we? So let’s get it over with.”

arrogance, however, he turns to pick

is also

draw blood with this silver knife, read the

and then mark Luna Leah

claiming bite to sever the

and my heart starts hammering

to

to run away.

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

needs me to be strong.

so I can go home to him, even

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

the knife and scores it across the meaty part of his palm,

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.”

starting to rend, and from the subtle flinch Aaron

done in blood, so it will be