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.

be called to give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all

even put Aaron on the

himself.

look of stony detachment on his face

anything as the

against him.

willing him

across at me, as if he can feel

our mating bond

building within him. But he

seem to be wrapping up,

is a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my feet. “Aaron

so called

him look

it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I still hear him loud

directly to me. “This won’t help. Remember what I told you.”

my mate, an innocent man, gets

the Council are scared

of voices gets louder,

most of

gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be removed

hall.”

argue some more, desperation

are surging through me

Aaron says in a commanding Alpha voice. “Do as he

to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my

be fighting for my mate with every single atom of my

take a short

announces, before the Councilmembers all get up and file off

privacy.

erupts through the hall,

expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of the unfolding drama.

don’t care that we have an audience, I get up

to rush across the space between

me and Aaron.