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.

lose everything if Ryker died. Besides,

wrong with

I have done this and not

up. One minute Ryker was in front

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

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

the arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as I became

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suddenly felt like a tige burden was

trying to kill

relieved that he was alive. It was

pursed lips. “I never intended

I said softly.

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

he could stand at all considering the amount of damage I

faster.

let himself fall back to the ground. He

referee came to my side and raised my hand up. The crowd howled

laughed; excitement grabbed a hold

that Eden was still not back

her away. My head snapped to the side, but

beast began to get agitated

deep breaths and told myself she would be fine.

Eden and I had been waiting

down to us. I was surprised to see the smile on their faces. I

both sides, the way they sat beside the throne, six

in the air and shouts

could say a word, a loud piercing scream rang out from the crowd, followed by another and

the Elders and I were startled not knowing what exactly was going

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

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

there rogues