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.

everything if Ryker died. Besides, I would never

was wrong

could I have done

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

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

as if they’d been waiting to

the arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as I became

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like a tige burden was

kill me?” Ryker

relieved that he was alive. It was better if

lips. “I never intended to.

I said softly.

and stretched my hands to him. He eyed

slightly, and I caught him. I knew he was still weak from my attack. It was a surprise he could stand at all

faster.

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

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

grabbed a hold of

that Eden was still not back in

I saw of her was when Olivia had led her away. My head snapped to the

to

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

I had been waiting for.

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

the way

my hand in the air and

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

what exactly was

me from nowhere. I blocked his attack

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

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