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.

wrong with

I have done this

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

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

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

and my eyes pricked slightly as I became overwhelmed with emotions

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to kill me?” Ryker

was more relieved that he was alive. It was better if he was

with pursed lips. “I never intended to. I don’t

I said softly.

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

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

faster.

to the ground. He waved me off

up. The crowd howled again in excitement, and screams of “champion” and “king” filled

laughed; excitement grabbed a

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

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

beast began to get agitated

took deep breaths and told myself she would be fine. Olivia was still her sister after all; what

and I had been

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

both sides, the way they sat beside

held my hand in the air

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

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

wolf jumped at me from nowhere. I blocked his attack

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

rogues in the