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.

would lose everything if Ryker died. Besides, I would never kill another

was wrong

done this

came up. One minute Ryker was in front of me;

give in to the terrible outcome, Ryker woke up with a start. He took in a deep, long

It was as if they’d been waiting

cries of my name filled the arena, and my eyes

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tige burden was

to kill me?” Ryker snapped

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

never intended to. I don’t know

I said softly.

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

from my attack. It was a surprise he could stand at all considering the amount of

faster.

himself fall back to the ground. He waved me off as

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

laughed; excitement grabbed a

that Eden was still not back in

when Olivia had led her away. My head snapped to the

to

fine.

moment Eden and I had been waiting for. This

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

me on both sides, the way

in the air and shouts of

Crandall could say a word, a loud piercing scream rang out from the crowd,

first, the Elders and I were startled not knowing what exactly was going on as the noise

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

at me. Their teeth were bared and spit ran out

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