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.

if Ryker died.

was wrong

have done this

came up. One minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he was lying

start. He took in a deep, long breath with a strangled sound, then shorter breaths as he looked around

was as if they’d been waiting to see if they should be excited at the defeat

cries of my name filled the arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as I became

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suddenly felt like a tige burden was taken

kill me?”

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

lips. “I never

I said softly.

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

my attack. It was a surprise he could stand at all considering the amount of damage I caused him, but I also knew that the fact

faster.

the ground. He waved me off as he

crowd howled again in excitement, and screams of “champion” and “king” filled the

excitement grabbed a

Eden

led her away. My head snapped to the side, but

began to

she would be fine. Olivia was still her sister after all; what

I

way down to us. I was surprised to see the smile on their faces. I always assumed they never approved of

Elders flanked me on both sides, the way

air and shouts of

piercing scream rang out from the crowd, followed by another and another

Elders and I were startled not knowing what exactly was going on as

a rogue wolf jumped at me from nowhere. I blocked his attack just In time, but it took a good bite at

ground as another joined him, ferociously snapping at me. Their teeth were bared

there rogues in the