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.

give my testimony, so I can start clearing up all

put Aaron on the stand or ask him to defend

himself.

look of stony detachment on his face

the evidence builds and builds

against him.

myself willing him to

looks across at me, as if he

mating bond going both ways

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

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

shout, jumping to my feet.

All of this so called evidence has

look guilty.”

and even though he doesn’t say it very loud, and there’s this swell of murmurs that ripple through the

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

stand here while my mate, an innocent man, gets condemned

Council are scared of

gets louder, and I can

most of the

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

hall.”

desperation

to happen to Aaron are surging

commanding Alpha voice.

away, I need to be here to see what happens, so I relent, even though my instincts–my inner wolf -is telling

should be fighting for my mate

will now take a short

up and file off stage

privacy.

immediately erupts through the hall,

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

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

rush across the space

me and Aaron.