Night Owls

Jerry glanced down at the photograph in his hand, then back up again at the woman sitting alone at the back of the cafe.

Was this it? Was he really about to meet her? Jerry swallowed, standing up from his seat. The photograph crinkled in his hand. Now or never. It was time to meet her-- the woman who had saved his life.

All at once a blinding light coursed through the space. Jerry and the woman froze. And then a creature appeared, seemingly from the air itself.

Jerry stumbled back, shocked and afraid, but the woman put a hand out to steady him. "Keep your wits about you," she growled in undertone. "And stay quiet. One wrong move, and we could both be dead."