Unable to fight the need for survival, she scrambled to her feet, planning to flee with whatever was left of her body. But she had just scrambled up in a bid to climb across the bed again when she saw a large paw shoot out and knock into her, sending her back to the ground.
Alarmed, Violet opened her mouth and screamed again, fear pulsing through every vein as she waited for the beast to descend on her and tear her bones into bits. But instead, she felt something wet and hard against the injury on her arm. Her eyes immediately popped open to see the beast licking across her bleeding arm in a way that took her completely by surprise. She stared at the beast with her mouth agape in shock.