Chapter 551

Once, in the Ebonclaw Pack, Piper had been forced under Conall Nightcrag's command to kneel before Willa of the Blackmaw Pack's sickbed and kowtow until her forehead split open and bled. The thick white bandage that covered her injury had been glaringly obvious, yet not a single member of the Ebonclaw Pack had spared her a glance.

Now, her eyes were merely red and faintly swollen from crying, yet