Chapter 447

Piper's POV

The woman's scream tore through the banquet hall like a howl under a blood moon.

Sharp. Guttural. Animal.

Then-thud.

Her body seized once before collapsing backward in a graceless heap. She had fainted from the pain.

But mercy was a luxury she'd forfeited.

Without hesitation, one of the Stormridge guards stepped forward and hurled a bucket of ice water over her face. The sound of it sp