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.

down and it becomes silent again.

and I realize I’m

verge of panic.

of a guilty verdict from this Council, you are sentenced to death under the

full moon.”

and harder to breathe.

he’s closed

I can see the grief settling over him, as if maybe

until this moment either.

Leah, you will approach the

react

and I don’t think I can

Enforcers steps over and grabs my arm, pulling me to my feet and

there, he releases me and I lock my

to sway.

down on me. “The

a choice in your fate. You may remain mated to Alpha Rathborn and

or you may choose to

bond and possibly save yourself that fate.

bond can in itself cause

mated.”

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

just my knees.

us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because

1. me.

we break

if I don’t break the mating bond, I won’t survive Aaron’s

bond transcends

from beyond death that

close my eyes for a moment,