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, I would never kill

wrong with

have done this and

nothing came up. One minute Ryker was in front of me; the next he was lying down on the

as I 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

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

arena, and my eyes pricked slightly as I became

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kill me?”

was alive. It was better if he was

with pursed lips. “I never intended to. I

I said softly.

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

was a surprise he could stand at all considering the amount of damage I caused him,

faster.

fall back to the ground.

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

excitement grabbed a hold of

worried that Eden was

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

beast began to

she would be fine. Olivia

the moment Eden and I had been waiting for.

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

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

my hand in the air and shouts of victory

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

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

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

to the ground as another joined him, ferociously snapping at me. Their teeth were bared and spit ran out of their

were there rogues in the