[Day 5, Dec. 24 – Wintermist Island]
Dave Carter
The room was heavy with silence, broken only by the occasional whispered speculation from the crowd. Octavia’s eyes scanned the room with sharp focus, her gaze sweeping over each person like a hawk hunting its prey.
The tension was palpable. My own heart pounded in my chest as I followed her line of sight.
Her finger finally stopped, landing briefly on Nathan.
Then Raven.
And then—
“Ava!”
The room erupted into shocked gasps, heads whipping toward Ava, who stood frozen in place, her face rapidly shifting from confusion to outrage.
“What the f**k are you talking about? Don’t you dare frame me, you b***h!” Ava shrieked, her voice cracking with fury.
Octavia didn’t flinch. “Frame you? Are you scared?”
Ava’s face flushed, her hands cu
