Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

All I want to do is rush across the hall and pull Aaron out

of that silver dock they’ve sat him in. To hold him, to know

everything is going to be okay.

All I can do is sit there and tell myself that justice will be done,

and Aaron will be found innocent.

It’s been days, and I never heard anything else from Karolina.

I don’t know what she’s been doing, or if she’s managed to

help Aaron in anyway.

I had hoped she would be able to stop this trial altogether, but

maybe that wasn’t within her power.

Still, since I was brought into the hall and forced to sit as far away from Aaron as possible, I’ve been trying to catch Karolina’s eye, but she’s been keeping her attention split

between Aaron and whichever Councilmember is talking at any given time and the longer it goes on, the colder my blood

starts to run.

Eventually I have to wonder if she tried to help us at all.

What if she was just humoring me the day we spoke?

The trial itself quickly becomes a blur.

The Council have brought together witnesses who have to be false, testifying that they knew Aaron had plans to kill Tobin for his power and a seat on the Council.

They play a tape that’s recorded from Aaron’s interview in the cells, and it’s clear to anyone with half a brain that they’ve edited it heavily and spliced it together to make Aaron appear guilty, threatening and almost unhinged, like he’s already half

gone rogue.

testimony, so I can start clearing up all these falsehoods, but it doesn’t

Aaron on the stand

himself.

of stony detachment on

say anything as the

against him.

him

at me,

mating

maybe he can. I can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But

wrapping up, I can’t take it

I shout, jumping to

called

him look

swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd,

to me. “This won’t help. Remember what

mate, an innocent man, gets condemned

the Council are scared

louder, and I can

most of the Council.

gavel. “Compose yourself, or you

hall.”

argue some more, desperation and fear

happen to Aaron are surging through me like acid.

commanding Alpha

I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling me it’s the wrong thing to do.

I should be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my

take a short

get up and file off stage to the back area where they can

privacy.

chatter immediately erupts through the hall, but

they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a

that we have an audience, I get up and dodge

rush across the

me and Aaron.