When I woke, I had no idea where I was. I blinked to make my surroundings come into focus and turned my head to find the leering rictus of a skeleton beside me on the bed.
My heart rate hit a thousand, and I screamed. The skeleton disappeared, but the mattress still showed an indentation like someone had been lying there. A wave of dizziness overtook me, and I clutched my head to stop the spinning and the wave of worry over why Sir Raleigh still hadn"t appeared.
Lonna and Selene ran into the room.
“What is it?” Lonna asked. “I didn"t know Fae could scream.”
I scowled at her, as much of a scowl as I could manage around my heartbeat, which still galloped between my ears. I gulped a couple of deep breaths, but the disorientation didn"t leave.
“Yes, we do, but it"s rare. And I thought I s
