Iris's POV:
Cornell stared at the wolf heart, stunned, but made no move to take it.
Beside him, his Beta, Felix Ward, was the first to laugh.
"You cut out your own heart, and you're still standing here?"
Another man leaned in to inspect the contents of the box.
"You can buy one of those at the butcher shop in town. How much did it cost you, Iris?"
Laughter erupted around me.
I tightened my grip on the box and looked at Cornell wearily.
"I had the surgery at Moonbay Hospital. I have an artificial heart now."
His gaze dropped to my chest, hidden beneath my coat.
As the laughter continued, his initial shock gradually gave way to suspicion.
"What happened back then was my fault. If I hadn't gotten my dress dirty, Carmelita wouldn't have lent me her coat."
I pulled my medical record
