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.

everyone settles down and

breathing sounds unusually loud, and

verge of panic.

“By virtue of a guilty verdict from

full moon.”

and harder to

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

see the grief settling over

believe it until this

approach the stage,” Samsen then

don’t react right

and I don’t think I can walk.

one of the Enforcers steps over and grabs my arm, pulling me to my feet and then ushering

he releases me and I lock my knees, trying not

to sway.

says, looking down on me. “The court

fate. You may remain mated to

or you may choose

save yourself that fate.

the mating bond can in itself cause death, depending on how deeply you

mated.”

but it’s like I somehow

not just my knees.

bonded than either of us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time

1. me.

surviving if we break the mating bond are probably

somehow, I know in my bones that if I don’t break the mating

transcends death.

brought me back from beyond death that night Liam

close my eyes for a moment,