Moon Touched
"The others are under compulsion from the same vampire. Once I destroy the heart, the boy will no longer be dangerous to our Moon Goddesses. But the rest? They’ll stay under compulsion until we find and destroy the vampire pulling their strings."
From the edge of the crowd, Zeus stands watching, arms folded. Bob glances at him for confirmation, and Zeus nods.
Bob hurls the heart into the air. Zeus's hand lifts, lightning flashing from his fingertips, striking the heart. It bursts into flames white-hot, burning clean through. The body it came from follows, igniting as though it had been doused in oil. The smell of burning flesh fills the clearing, and no one speaks as the ash scatters into th