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

sounds unusually loud, and I realize I’m on

verge of panic.

says. “By virtue of a guilty verdict from this Council, you are

full moon.”

and harder to

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

can see the grief settling over him, as

until this

the

react

and I don’t think

arm, pulling me to my feet and then ushering me toward the stage.

I’m there, he releases me and I lock my

to sway.

says, looking down on me.

fate. You may remain mated

upon his execution, or you may

bond and possibly save yourself

aware that breaking the mating bond can in itself cause

mated.”

glance at Aaron, but it’s like I

just

us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time we were together,

1. me.

if we break the mating

bones that if I don’t break the mating bond, I

transcends

when he brought me back from beyond

eyes for a moment, forcing myself to