Sienna held up her hand. "If you lower that whip, I am bringing out my pan." Turning to Elias, she asked sharply, "What did she do that was so bad to warrant this? I recognize her, she is one of the new servants the real estate company sent me two days ago."
A bear beast man guard replied, "She was sent in to deliver tea and tried to climb into the lord's bed." His whip trembled in his grip.
Sienna's fury sharpened into a blade. Her eyes narrowed. Without hesitation, she strode forward, her palm flashing.
Piak!
A slap cracked the kneeling woman's cheek, echoing like thunder in the hall. The woman collapse further, clutching her face, her sobs now muffled by shame.
"You dare," Sienna spat, her voice low but venomous, "to crawl into my husband's bed like a thief in the night? My children are right upstairs! I am in the house for crying out loud. My damn house. I gave you a chance because you were a struggling human and you do this? You disgrace yourself. You disgrace me."
