Rewrite the Apocalypse Dream
This cat hadn't just been surviving the winter; it had been actively apex-hunting the giant rodents and apex-predating anything else that dared enter its territory.
The fifty-pound feline lowered its chest against the counter, its long, thick tail twitching slowly as its yellow eyes shifted from Will to the sharp edge of Joanna's hatchet. It let out a deep, rumbling purr that sounded more like an idling motorcycle engine than a house pet.
"Don't move a muscle, Will," Joanna whispered, her eyes locked onto the massive feline. "Come slowly by me."
Will swallowed hard, his face pale under his scarf. He took one incredibly cautious, agonizingly slow step backward. Then another.