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 would never kill another unjustly,

wrong with

have done this and not

up. One minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he

was about to give in to the terrible outcome, Ryker woke up with a start. He took in a deep, long breath with a strangled

if they’d been waiting to see if they should be excited

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

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suddenly felt like a tige

trying to kill me?” Ryker

se his tone gisted on my nerves, I was more relieved that he was alive. It was

pursed lips. “I never intended to.

I said softly.

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

stand at all considering the amount of damage I caused him, but I

faster.

fall back to the ground. He waved me off as he lay back on the

side and raised my hand up. The crowd howled again

grabbed

little worried that Eden was still not back in her

when Olivia had led her away. My head snapped to the side, but she was

beast began to get

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

Eden and I

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

flanked me on both sides, the way they sat beside the throne, six

held my hand in the air and shouts of victory

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

what exactly was going on as the noise came from the

I blocked his attack just In time, but it took a good

him, ferociously snapping at me. Their

were there rogues in