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. Besides, I would never

was wrong with

I have done this and not

minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he was lying

took in a deep, long breath with a strangled sound,

if they’d been waiting to see if they should

my eyes pricked slightly as I became overwhelmed with emotions of

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tige burden was taken off my

trying to kill me?” Ryker snapped

he was alive. It was better if he was annoying rather than if

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

I said softly.

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

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

faster.

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

up. The crowd howled again in excitement,

laughed; excitement grabbed a hold of

Eden was still not

last I saw of her was when Olivia had led her away.

to

she would be fine. Olivia was still her sister after all; what could go

was the moment Eden and I had been waiting

Elders had somehow found their way down to us. I was surprised to see the smile on their

me on both sides, the way they sat beside the

my hand in the air and shouts of victory rent the

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

knowing what exactly was going on as the noise came

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

me. Their teeth were

were there rogues in the