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

was wrong with

have done this

Ryker was in front of me;

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 in

was as if they’d been waiting to see if

of my name filled the arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as I became overwhelmed with emotions of relief

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a tige burden was taken off

you trying to kill me?” Ryker

relieved that he was alive. It was better if he was annoying rather

I said with pursed lips. “I never intended

I said softly.

away. I stood up and stretched my hands to him. He eyed it suspiciously before he finally took my hand and helped himself

a surprise he could stand at all

faster.

back to the ground.

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

laughed; excitement grabbed a hold

Eden

of her was when Olivia had led her

beast began to get

fine. Olivia was still her sister after all; what

I had been waiting for. This

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

sides, the way they sat beside the

in the air and shouts

out from the crowd, followed by another and another

startled not knowing what exactly was going

from nowhere. I blocked his attack just In time, but

him, ferociously snapping at me. Their teeth were bared

there rogues in