Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 253

I hold my breath, not sure I can hear this, but certain I can’t not hear it at the same time.

“By majority vote,” Samsen announces. “We find Alpha Aaron Rathborn guilty on all charges.”

Noise erupts through the hall, some people exclaiming in shock, others protesting, some even cheering.

It’s chaos.

But I’m stuck on the words he said.

By majority.

Does that mean not all of the Council believes Aaron is guilty?

If some Councilmembers don’t agree with the verdict, then surely they can’t go ahead with this.

There must be some sort of appeal process, some way to get this reversed.

I’m frozen and dizzy and feel sick, but also not surprised.

Aaron kept telling me how this was going to play out, but I

didn’t want to believe him.

“The hall will come to order!” Samsen shouts over the chaos.

settles down and it becomes silent

breathing sounds unusually loud, and I realize I’m on

verge of panic.

of a guilty verdict from this Council,

full moon.”

and harder to breathe.

at Aaron, but he’s closed his eyes and dropped

I can see the grief settling over

it until

you will approach the stage,” Samsen then

don’t react

legs are weak, and I don’t think I can

grabs my arm, pulling me to my feet and then ushering me

me and I lock

to sway.

Samsen says, looking down

You may remain mated to Alpha Rathborn and risk your own

his execution, or you may choose to

mating bond and possibly save yourself

cause death,

mated.”

at Aaron, but it’s like I somehow locked all

not just

ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because

1. me.

chances of me surviving if we break the mating bond are

in my bones that if I don’t break the

transcends

when he brought me back from beyond death that night

my eyes for a moment,