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

wrong with

done

to recall, but nothing came up. One minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he was

woke up with a start. He took in a deep, long breath with a strangled sound, then shorter breaths as

roared in excitement. It was as if they’d been waiting to see if they should be excited at

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

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suddenly felt like a tige burden was taken

kill me?”

gisted on my nerves, I was more relieved that he was alive. It was better

pursed lips. “I never intended to.

I said softly.

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

staggered slightly, and I caught him. I knew he was still weak from 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 that our healing abilities

faster.

hand and let himself fall back to the ground. He waved me off as he lay back on the

referee came to my side and raised my hand up. The crowd howled again in excitement, and screams of “champion” and “king” filled

laughed; excitement grabbed a hold of

suddenly felt a little worried that Eden was still not back in

of her was when Olivia had led her away. My head snapped

to

told myself she would be fine. Olivia was still her sister

the moment Eden and I

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

the way they sat beside the throne,

hand in the air and shouts of victory rent the

Crandall could say a word, a loud piercing scream rang out from the crowd, followed by another and another until everywhere was suddenly in

what exactly

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

ferociously snapping at me. Their teeth were bared and spit ran out

rogues in