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.

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

the stand or ask

himself.

there with a look of stony detachment

anything as the evidence builds

against him.

willing him to say something, anything.

across at me, as if he can

mating bond going both

him. But he knows exploding or interjecting at this point will only make him look worse.

realize things seem to be wrapping up, I can’t take it

I shout, jumping

this so called evidence has been

look guilty.”

swell of murmurs that ripple through

to me. “This won’t help. Remember

stand here while my mate, an

Council are scared of

swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell

most of the

Leah!” Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or you will be

hall.”

some more, desperation and fear

to happen to Aaron are surging through me like acid.

Aaron says in a commanding Alpha voice.

happens, so I relent, even

my mate with

Council will now take a

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

privacy.

erupts through the hall, but

stays seated, as if they expect the Council to come right back and they don’t want to miss a second of the unfolding

have an audience, I get

to rush across the space between

me and Aaron.