Chapter Twenty
Rachel could not believe what was happening. Her heart was pounding out of her mouth. As she looked to the window and saw the hideous creature, its face up against the glass, she was in awe to realize that such hideous and fantastical creatures really existed. She felt terrified, and if Benji and Hunter hadn’t been at her side, she would have shrieked and ran for her life.
Rachel felt Benji’s cold hand on her wrist, and just as he opened his mouth to say something, suddenly, there was a noise on the other side of the house, coming from the front door. It took Rachel a moment to realize what it was: police sirens.
A moment later, there came the sound of a megaphone: “This is the police! Come out with your hands up!”
Rachel turned back to the window and saw that the creatu
