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.

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

the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

a look of stony detachment on his

as the evidence builds and

against him.

find myself willing him to say something,

me, as if he can

knows, with our mating bond going both

maybe he can. I can certainly feel the quiet fury building within him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make

things seem to be wrapping up, I can’t take it any longer.

travesty!” I shout, jumping

called

him look

say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd,

me and talking directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember

to stand here while my mate, an innocent

are

of voices gets louder,

most of

gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation and fear for what is

are surging

Alpha voice. “Do as he says.”

be taken away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though

fighting for my mate with every single atom

Council will now take a

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

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

come right back and they

care that we have an audience, I get up and dodge

nearby to rush across the

me and Aaron.