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.

called to give my testimony, so I can start

on the stand or ask him

himself.

sits there with a look of stony

the

against him.

willing him

me, as if he can feel my

mating bond

fury building within him. But he

seem to be wrapping up, I can’t

a travesty!” I shout, jumping to my

of this so called evidence

look guilty.”

there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the crowd, I

to me and talking directly to me.

an innocent man, gets

are scared of

the swell of voices gets louder, and I can tell I’ve pissed

of the Council.

Samsen shouts, banging the gavel. “Compose yourself, or

hall.”

to argue some more, desperation and

to Aaron are

says in a commanding Alpha voice.

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

for my mate

take a short recess

the Councilmembers all get up and file off

privacy.

immediately erupts through

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

care that we have an audience, I get up

rush

me and Aaron.