Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cornucopia Novels & Stories

And somehow, that made it easier. "She was only sixteen," I continued, my voice shaking. "We were... we were scavenging in one of the old cities, looking for food, supplies. We’d heard there was a safe zone nearby, but we never made it that far." I paused, swallowing against the lump in my throat. "The building we were in—it caught fire. I don’t even know how it started. Maybe it was an accident, or maybe it was some of the raiders. It doesn’t matter. All I know is that one minute we were together, and the next...."

While we were walking them to the car someone yelled “ Watch out!” I didn't have time to react but the only thing I saw from the corner of my eyes was the orange flames that were growing more and more in front of the packhouse and the scream of Alpha Nathan, he was screaming in agony, pain and once I turn around I saw why he was in pain, the orange flames were coming from him and looking next to me I saw Hermione so focus on him that I finally catch up that she was the one burning him alive.

I look at the final result in the mirror, having opted for an updo so that his name and number are clearly visible to anyone watching. Rachel and I leave the dorm arm in arm. The entire campus is abuzz with anticipation, and we carpool with a few other students to get to the field. Our seats are near the front where we can get one of the better views of the dugout, and when Rachel offers me some of her popcorn, I find that I’m too nervous to actually eat anything. “Relax, Jane. You’d swear you’re the one playing tonight,” she laughs. “It feels like it,” I answer.

And when he growled like a hungry beast, the fire grew. “There goes our answer. It’s far from over, brothers,” Onyx said in a gruff voice when His Grace vanished. We were still busy getting up when Katniss dashed out of her room. She must have awakened from the fire. “Where is he?” she asked. We threw a glance at each other. Finally, here she was, the devil’s leash. “We will help you find him,” I told her. Katniss bolted out as if she understood.

The witches. Hezekiah. "We need to leave," she said. I nodded as she took me through the woods with several other associates—House members I didn't know. I heard the flames eat the Jubilee and turned around to see the juke joint slowly become engulfed in flames. I heard the screams and gritted my teeth; I didn't know if it was wrong or right, what Mama did. But I felt it in my chest when the fire grew. I felt Hezekiah's locket on my chest, too. **

Was my heat coming on? KILLIAN I woke up choking on smoke. I rolled over to see if Lucy had come back. She wasn't in bed. I stumbled through the smoke, wondering what time it was. I tried mind-linking Lucy to see if she was still with Axel. She didn't answer me. I thought for a minute maybe she was in the shower. Where was this smoke coming from? I looked up to see her coffee cup on the ground outside, her blanket wrapped around her tightly. She was on the deck trapped. I covered my hand in a sheet and punched through the glass. The entire terrace was engulfed in flames. I lifted Lucy into my arms to get her out of there when she shot up out of my arms, and all the fire died down.

4 Claire was a bubbly cheerful girl. Since her parents weren’t around at the moment, the house was filled with constant laughers. I excused myself when Sebastian and Claire started staring at each other like they wanted to eat each other’s face and I wasn’t in for something X-rated.

Cora I find myself standing in front of a man whose face I can't see but I feel that I should fear him. I am standing with the rest of the women for the reaping knowing that I am going to be picked by this man who is scaring me. I hear a voice say my name and I know it's over for me. Any chance of me going back home to my village is gone. All hope of having a happy life is destroyed as soon as I see the devious smirk on his face.

Aazim who was taken unawares also crashed down to the floor and crawled under a chair only big enough to cover his head and shoulders. "Go! Go! Go!" Was what Mariam heard and she dared to turn her head towards the exit. She could see armed uniformed men entering the courtyard from the hallway and the front entrance. She recognized them as the military and a wave of relief flooded her heart. The sound of many guns firing off at the same time was deafening and she pressed her hands to her ears and shut her eyes as fear quickly and suddenly crept into her so she reached out for Saadiya who at first flinched at her touch but looked up to see Mariam's have searching for hers and trying to hold on

Deep in my bones, in the heat under my ribs. The child inside me wasn’t ordinary. She was fireborn. And the world had no idea what it was about to face. Lilly By morning, Grey Howl was lit up like a fortress. Cameras scanned every inch of the outer wall, drones buzzed the perimeter, and packs from as far as the Rockies were pinging our secure comms demanding updates.