Mina remained motionless, while Lauren feigned deafness.
Joyce sneered. "You think a rock scares me, Julia? I'll find some branches and beat you to death!"
With that, she turned to search for some branches.
As she turned back, she saw me standing there, my expression grim. She froze.
"Jaxon! You're alive!" she shrieked.
From inside the cave, Julia echoed the cry, her voice filled with relief. "Jaxon! You're alive?"
Though the words were the same, the emotions behind them couldn't have been more different.
Joyce's face paled. She knew her lies were about to be exposed.
I emerged from the bushes, a cold smile playing on my lips. "Yes, I'm alive! You i***t, did you really think I couldn't escape without your help?"
"I just didn't expect you to be so deceitful and cruel!"
I strode t
