Eric
I woke up with a start, my entire body tensing as my eyes snapped open. For a disoriented moment, all I could process was the dim light filtering in through the curtains—and burning my eyes.
Sitting upright, I winced as a sharp twinge of pain worked its way through my shoulder—the events of the previous night rushing back. Those damn feral warriors.
Hissing through my teeth, I tenderly moved the bandage covering my arm aside and winced again. It looked like a normal cut, but… I had been bitten.
Suddenly, a knock at the door caused me to nearly jump. I quickly rose and opened it to find my father standing there, his arms folded sternly across his chest.
“Your mother and I need to speak with you.”
I felt my stomach drop, but still, I stepped back and allowed him
