The flickering grows worse, more pronounced, and she can feel Aiden's terror humming through the tether. No, no, no… they shouldn't be here, not with Gabriel here, but then something zips through the room from floor to ceiling, something smokey and indistinct, and Jodie's eyes widen.

"The monsters!" she cries as another formless creature flies through the room, circling her bed like a vulture. In the blink of an eye, it's on her, hoisting her straight up into the air as she drops her teddy and claws helplessly at the empty air.