Cassandra's POV The sound of cracking bones echoed through the living room, followed by a bloodcurdling scream that sent a chill down my spine. My heart was pounding so loud I could barely think. Blood sprayed across the walls, the metallic scent thick in the air. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. Axel, Ryder, and Kade were everywhere, like a storm tearing through my men. The guards my father sent to protect me…twenty of them, hand-picked for their strength…were nothing but bodies on the floor now, their blood pooling beneath them, staining the floors crimson. I stood frozen, watching in horror as Axel ripped the head off another one of my guards, his face twisted in cold, merciless fury. Blood splattered across his chest, and he tossed the head aside like it was nothing more than tr