Chapter 198 The Festivities

• Ava seethed with frustration. She wasn't used to rejection, let alone being humiliated so publicly. In her mind, no man at the camp had ever resisted her. Yet when she locked eyes with Nadia, a chill ran through her. Those weren't the eyes of someone bluffing—they were the eyes of someone who had taken lives.
• Her face throbbed from the slap, swollen and streaked with blood. Worse, Nadia's bold words had indirectly insulted the faction leaders, leaving them struggling to maintain their composure.
• Jonah quickly stepped in, his voice stern as he played the peacemaker. "Get out of here, you useless fool!"