The Beta’s Regret

Chapter 236

Everything was a linke blurry

It was like I was asleep, and I just woke up. My head banged in pain, and a groan left my lips.

I looked around. The crowd was in a shocked silence. Some of them were seated, others stood. Some had their hands up in a cheer but were stuck in that position as they stared at me in horror.

I frowned.

What happened?

1 looked down at the floor to see a badly beaten Ryker on his back. His body had bruises all over and he bled.

My eyes widened. Did I do this?

I looked at my hands. They were stained with blood. I staggered backward, and looked back at the crowd with a slight spin.

I can’t remember how I got to this point.

Their reactions were the same everywhere. Even the Elders were no longer seated. They were anxiously looking down at us.

could see that Eden was not there.

The growing noise in the crowd snapped me back to reality. I realized I was still staring at the crowd, and I turned back to see how badly hurt Ryker was.

He was still. Unmoving.

Fear gripped me. Did I kill him?

I watched the referee drop to his knees and checked for his pulse. Nothing. Ryker’s face had a pale look to it.

I took a deep, ragged breath, and a shocked gasp broke out of me.

What did I do to him?

I also dropped to my knees beside Ryker. I reached out nervously, trying to touch him.

knew what this would mean. I would lose everything if Ryker died. Besides, I

was wrong

have done this and not

nothing came up. One minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he was lying down on

the terrible outcome, Ryker woke up with a start. He took in a deep, long breath with a strangled sound, then shorter breaths as he looked around quickly.

they’d been waiting to see if they should be excited at

eyes pricked slightly as I became overwhelmed

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a tige burden was taken off my

trying to kill me?” Ryker snapped

nerves, I was more relieved that he was alive. It was better if he was annoying rather than if he had

pursed lips. “I never intended to. I don’t know

I said softly.

and looked away. I stood up and stretched my hands to him. He eyed it

surprise he could stand at all considering the

faster.

to the ground.

hand up. The crowd howled again in excitement, and screams of “champion” and “king” filled

excitement grabbed a

Eden

Olivia had led her away. My head snapped to the side,

to

would be fine. Olivia was still her sister

I had been

see the smile on their faces. I always assumed they never approved of me for

the way they sat beside the throne, six on both

Crandall held my hand in the air and shouts of victory rent the

could say a word, a loud piercing scream rang out from the crowd, followed by another and another

knowing what exactly was going on as

at me from nowhere. I blocked his attack just In time,

ferociously snapping at me.

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