The Lost Alpha Queen
“Yeah, that’s me. You’re Sanjay?”
As she reaches for the door handle, something shifts in the reflection of the car window. A face. No, not a face. A twisted, grinning halfcat, halfhuman monstrosity, its teeth bared in a grotesque smile. Its eyes pierce into hers, hollow and knowing. Jackie stumbles back with a strangled cry. The driver frowns, turning to check the back seat. “Miss? Is everything okay?” She forces herself to look again. The face is gone. Just her own haunted reflection staring back.