Chapter 171 The Thin Line Between Trust And Betrayal

• Samantha's POV
• The woodland seemed to go on forever; every road meandered like it was guiding us back around. Caleb strolled in front of me, his shoulders tight and his motions restrained. Something had changed in him since the ambush, a fresh type of focus bordering on obsession. Though he had not spoken much, I could feel every choice weighing down on him. We were almost at the finish of this fight, but I couldn't get rid of the impression that something vital was eluding us.
• "Are you certain about this??" Breaking the quiet as we descended into the thick underbrush, I asked.