Page 128 of Fat Cat
Davey’s brows rose. Her eyes widened. “I’m gonna be shifter-famous?”
Vance laughed. “That was kind of always your destiny, one way or another.” He leaned in for a kiss. “With that face, it was always in the cards.”
She rolled her eyes at him, still smiling. But then, in an instant, her entire expression collapsed into a grimace of clear pain. “Charley, something’s wrong.”
“What?” I sank onto the bed while Spencer crossed to the other side, where he lifted her wrist to take her pulse. “What’s happening?”
“Everything hurts. Like…everything. And…” She jerked her arm from Spencer’s grasp and began clawing at both of her legs. “I itchall over.”
A smile spread across my face, and with it came a massive wave of relief. “Davey. Hon. I have good news and bad news.” I captured her hands, to keep her from clawing herself open while Spencer began disconnecting her from the IV. “The next few minutes are going to be the worst pain you’ve ever felt, and there is absolutely nothing that can be done about that. Not a damn thing. But once it’s over, you’re going to bejust fine.
“Even better, you’re going to be one of us.”
