#Chapter 238: The Prize

“Are you in any such position to offer such a challenge?” Caleb asks. “With Harper as the prize, he will agree,” Gladys says with total confidence. “And what kind of benefit would this give you?” I counter, pushing forward. Tristan lets me past him but Caleb does not, stepping in front of me protectively. “If Caleb kills Samuel, does that leave you in charge to take over? Will you honor the terms of the challenge?” She starts to laugh. “You both underestimate the alpha Samuel has become. Though he is a love-struck nuisance, he has also been training for war. If you believe you will so easily overtake him as you might have in the past, Caleb, you are mistaken.” She pauses a moment, narrowing her eyes. “Unless, of course, you are afraid to…?” “I fear nothing,” Caleb says fiercely, but then he turns his head, not quite but almost looking at me. “But I will only honor this challenge if Aria, Tristan, and Bethany are allowed to leave your pack’s lands at once. Before Gladys can re