An Excerpt

I thought I'd share with everyone an excerpt from my upcoming piece, "Reuben: The Fangless Terror." 
I am almost six thousand words in, and I don't plan to do any serious editing until after I've completed the rough draft. 
Please tell me what you think, though.
The excerpt from the prologue...
Reality struck me with a sharp blow to the face. I lunged up more out of instinct than awareness, because the majority of me was still out cold. When I realized that I was tied down, I became qui...