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.

you to

made travel difficult, forcing them to walk without any means of transport. Sweat dripped from Nina's forehead as she trudged along. She was determined to confront Ivy. Was it really just Ivy's possessiveness over her brother that

woman back? If you can't even do that, you're

was Ivy, throwing

Wes brought her back!" someone

across her face. "Good, you didn't disappoint me. Otherwise, you'd have

easy, but it wouldn't be satisfying. Torturing those she hated

Ivy stepped outside, where she saw Wes

kneeling with fresh slap marks on their faces,

to Yaren tribe, giving her an exotic appearance. Yet, there was something familiar about her face, though Nina couldn't

his head down. "I've brought

walked up to Nina

snapped to the side, her

looking at? Kneel!" Ivy demanded, her eyes

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