Chapter 312

Piper's POV

The chains around my wrists were cold and tight.

Each step I took toward the courtroom echoed louder than the last, like the world was announcing my humiliation.

Two guards walked beside me-one on each side, hands firm on my arms, like I was some kind of feral beast.

Just before I reached the heavy oak doors, I saw them.

My father.

My mother.

Jaxon.

Standing in the corridor as if they'