Fairy-Struck
But then a sharp pain shot through my arm, and I sat up; gasping for air.
My hands flew to my throat as the breath sawed in and out of my lungs and then a pitiful whimper alerted me to Cat's presence beside me. I blinked down at her in shock; trying to sort out what had just happened. My left forearm ached, and I lowered it to see a large bite on it; blood dripping onto the silvery sheets.
"You bit me?" I rasped.
Cat whined again; edging forward to lick at my wound.
Then her eyes darted to the foot of the bed, and she began to growl. I tensed but saw nothing there, just a shimmer; a disturbance in the air that coasted across me before disappearing entirely. Cat quieted and looked at me again