Chapter 272

After asking around for a good while, Uriah found out that Silas didn’t have a clue about what Yara had planned to challenge Calliope.

Uriah: [Aren’t you worried?]

Silas: [I trust Callie.]

Uriah: [But what if she backs out? What if she decides she doesn’t want you anymore? What then?]

Silas: [She won’t!]

Uriah: [You know what they say, ‘When the going gets tough, even lovebirds fly apart.]

Silas: [You can be apart with Mavis if you want, but we’re not going anywhere.]

Calliope was quite curious about what challenge Yara had for her. As the final hurdle, it promised to be serious and troublesome. So naturally, her curiosity was piqued.

“So, what’s the deal this time?” Calliope asked.

gestured ahead. “I have a pond full of hungry

Second, stay

defeat. And the price of admitting defeat is

just stared, speechless.

it?” she

did you say?” Yara

equally stunned. They were about to comment on how ruthless Yara was, making someone stay fifteen minutes in a pond full of hungry alligators. Those creatures looked terrifying. Everything Yara kept was pretty

up? I like animals,” Calliope said with a

a

aren’t cute little animals. Those are man–eating alligators,” Uriah earnestly explained to Calliope, thinking she probably didn’t understand the difference between

looked at the alligators whose heads were poking out of the water. It was evident

it had been since Yara last

so if you want to stop once

Calliope replied

wearing an elegant evening gown, and the night breeze was a bit chilly.

forward, undressed his jacket, and offered it to Calliope. “Ms. Jewell, here, take

at him. He had thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and smooth skin–a sunny disposition, though she didn’t recognize

an acquaintance of Mr.

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