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.

I would lose everything if Ryker died. Besides, I would never kill another unjustly, not even for

was wrong

have done

was in front of me; the next he was

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. His eyes met mine, and they widened

if they’d been waiting to see if they

my name filled the arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as

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Chaines 938.

felt like a tige burden was taken off

trying to kill me?” Ryker

was more relieved that he was alive. It

with pursed lips. “I never intended to.

I said softly.

to him. He eyed it suspiciously before he finally took my hand

stand at all considering the amount of damage I caused him, but I also knew that

faster.

fall back to the ground. He

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

laughed; excitement grabbed

felt a little worried that Eden was still not back

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

beast began to

would be fine. Olivia was still her

was the moment Eden and I had been waiting for.

to see the smile on their faces. I always assumed they

way they sat beside the throne, six on both

my hand in the air and shouts

a word, a loud piercing scream rang out from the crowd,

knowing what exactly was

his attack just In time, but it took a good bite at

joined him, ferociously snapping at me. Their teeth were bared and spit ran out of their

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