Daniel and I kept running. We could see the ridge now. Safety. Just get--
Something whizzed past me.
"Dan--!" I whirled, shouting a warning, only to see him stagger backward, a dart embedded in his shoulder. Another zinged past my arm. Daniel yanked me to the ground. We crawled into thick bushes.
I tugged the dart from his shoulder. He blinked hard, eyes unfocused. He shook his head to clear it.
"I'm fine," he said. "Just a little woozy. Must not have gone in deep enough."
I scanned the ridge, and I caught a flicker of light reflecting off metal.
"Sharpshooter," I whispered. "But you can't do that with tranq darts."
"These people can resurrect extinct supernatural races, Maya," Daniel whispered. "I think their technology goes a little beyond the norm.
Something whizzed past me.
"Dan--!" I whirled, shouting a warning, only to see him stagger backward, a dart embedded in his shoulder. Another zinged past my arm. Daniel yanked me to the ground. We crawled into thick bushes.
I tugged the dart from his shoulder. He blinked hard, eyes unfocused. He shook his head to clear it.
"I'm fine," he said. "Just a little woozy. Must not have gone in deep enough."
I scanned the ridge, and I caught a flicker of light reflecting off metal.
"Sharpshooter," I whispered. "But you can't do that with tranq darts."
"These people can resurrect extinct supernatural races, Maya," Daniel whispered. "I think their technology goes a little beyond the norm.
( Kelley Armstrong )
[ The Calling ]
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