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

unusually loud, and I realize I’m on the

verge of panic.

virtue of a guilty verdict from this Council, you are

full moon.”

harder and

Aaron, but he’s closed his eyes and dropped

grief settling over him, as if maybe

it until this moment

you will approach the stage,” Samsen

react

and I don’t think

over and grabs my arm, pulling me

and

to sway.

Leah,” Samsen says, looking down on me. “The

remain mated to Alpha

or you may choose to

mating bond and possibly save yourself

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

mated.”

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

not just

I are more deeply bonded than either of us could have ever imagined. And now it goes both ways because last time we

1. me.

if we break the mating bond are

if I don’t break the mating bond, I won’t

bond transcends

from beyond death that night Liam betrayed me.

my eyes for a moment, forcing myself to breathe