Wes's expression changed. "How do you know? Who told you?"

Nina squinted, pretending to know more than she did. "I know a lot. Otherwise, why would the person behind you want to kill me?" Wes scoffed, then realized something. "It was Mr. Micah who told you, wasn't it? You really have a way of deceiving him."

His hostility towards Nina increased.

"But why don't you talk about how ruthless your young lady is?" Nina retorted.

"Don't you dare speak ill of her!" Wes pressed the knife against Nina's neck, his voice menacing. "You're about to die, and you still have so much to say. Do you think I won't kill you?" Nina's breath caught, and she dared not move.

Following Wes out of the forest, she noted how familiar he seemed with the terrain.

"You're very familiar with this place," she remarked. "You must have walked through here many times."

Wes sneered. "I grew up in these mountains. This forest is nothing. I know every inch of it."

"How much longer do we have to walk?" Nina asked.

not for you to ask. Keep quiet!" Wes

any means of transport. Sweat dripped from Nina's forehead as she trudged along. She was determined

air. "Did you bring that woman back? If you can't

was Ivy, throwing a

Wes brought

across her face.

killing these people would be easy, but it wouldn't be satisfying. Torturing those she

outside, where she saw

with fresh slap marks on their faces, clearly

eyes focused on Ivy, who was dressed in traditional attire unique to Yaren tribe, giving her an exotic

kept his head

up to Nina and slapped her without

head snapped to the side, her ears

are you looking at? Kneel!" Ivy demanded, her

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