Marked by the Alpha
I was surprised by how warm it still felt, how soft it was and how the blood running out of the heart made it almost impossible to hold onto.
My fear of dropping it and attracting further accusations of bringing bad omens to the Pack kept me alert though, and slowly I walked up the fire, taking a deep breath and closing my eyes before throwing the heart into the blaze.
For a moment all was silent, and then the sound of thunderous cheering picked up around us and I whirled to look at Hector, who beamed proudly down at me, but then his smile froze suddenly, and his eyes flickered to something behind.
I turned in time to watch as the flames suddenly whooshed out, as if put out by some invisible