“No way!”
Hearing this, Zoe immediately stood up and blocked our way. “You’re in Roz Town, so you play by its rules. Once a game starts, no one’s allowed to leave until it’s over.”
“Yeah, she’s right!”
The crowd echoed Zoe’s sentiments.
Feeling annoyed, I asked Zoe, “So who made such a stupid rule? Adam or Gale? Do any of you still remember that Gale is the real Alpha?” Everyone in the bar fell silent.
My gaze swept across the crowd. Everyone avoided my gaze. “I’ll follow your rules, but you’d better think about what I said.”
I picked up the apple from the table and said, “Come on. I’ll be Harlan’s volunteer.”
Caleb walked over and reminded me in a low voice, “Debra, this is dangerous. You might get hurt. Why don’t you just let Harlan admit defeat?”
“Caleb, you bastard!”
Angela’s Library
Harlan’s eyes flashed in anger. He seemed to want to pounce on Caleb on the spot, but I hurriedly stopped him.
I didn’t know what kind of bet Harlan had going on with Caleb, but judging from Harlan’s violent reaction, I figured it was a big gamble. It seemed that I couldn’t let Harlan Lose tonight.
“It doesn’t matter,” I said loudly in front of Caleb. “Let’s finish the competition. I trust my mate, Harlan.”
Caleb seemed to stiffen at the mention of the word “mate,” but the rest of the people in the bar settled down. Sitting back in the referee seat, Zoe shouted, “The competition shall continue. For the sake of fairness, we’ll let Harlan go first.”
Under Caleb’s intent gaze, I slowly walked to the appointed position, put the apple in my mouth, and closed my eyes.
Truth be told, I was extremely nervous. I had no idea how good Harlan was at throwing darts. But now, I could only pray that he wouldn’t miss the apple.
Putting my life in another person’s hands was nerve-wracking.
Every second that passed was torture.
I gritted my teeth anxiously. I felt so nervous that my heart seemed to want to leap out of my chest.
Suddenly, with my eyes squeezed shut, I heard Caleb’s voice saying, “Forget it, I quit.”
Debra’s POV:
The second I opened my eyes, I met Caleb’s complicated gaze.
“What? You quit?” Zoe jumped to her feet with a shocked expression. Staring at me, Caleb said loudly, “Yes, I admit defeat. I don’t want to continue anymore.”
