7
A bright purple moon cast soft light down upon a narrow suburban street that was sandwiched between two sidewalks where trees stretched for the starry sky. Streetlights came on when the motion sensors detected her presence.
Anna walked in the middle of the road, hugging herself and rubbing her arms for warmth despite the muggy air. The chill she felt had nothing to do with temperature. She had wanted to put this off a little while longer.
On her left, a wide gap between two houses opened into a park where two Vadluc goalposts stood on either side of a grassy field. A series of benches on the sidelines were positioned under tall, black lampposts, each one bathed in a cone of light.
This is the place.
She wasn't sure how she knew; the most logical thing would be to call Jack and ask t
