Five
Sam’s father orders, pointing at the bonfire.
"Sam!" I call out as I move away, my eyes fixed on his face.
"Relax, everything will be fine," he replies, turning to speak with his father.
The murmurs fall silent. The moon shines brighter than ever, and from among the people emerges a hunched old woman, with a crown of sunflowers on her head.
"Today, the moon has given us another chance. It has blessed our pack with the last cursed she-wolf, the last of a blood-marked lineage of sacrifice, the direct heir of Emily, the savior of all..." the old woman explains as she approaches me.