“Drop your sword, Dani,” Mac says, real soft-like behind me.
“Yeah, right. Like I’m actually falling for this.” I snicker. Me and my overactive imagination. Like Mac would actually be able to sneak up behind me without my superhearing tipping me off. Like she would ever walk around at night with no MacHalo on. I got mine on and I know exactly how bright it is. If she was standing behind me, we’d be making double the light I’m throwing.
I freeze-frame.
Or try to.
Nothing happens. Just like those two times with Ryodan when all the sudden I just didn’t have any juice. No gas in the tank, no engine in the train.
I squeeze my eyes shut hard and try again.
Still standing there.
Still feeling the tip of a spear in my back.
“I said ‘drop your fucking sword,’ ” Mac says.
For Alex, my hero
BY KAREN MARIE MONING
THE DANI O’MALLEY TRILOGY
Iced
THE FEVER SERIES
Darkfever
Bloodfever
Faefever
Dreamfever
Shadowfever
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Fever Moon
NOVELLA
Into the Dreaming
THE HIGHLANDER SERIES
Beyond the Highland Mist
To Tame a Highland Warrior
The Highlander’s Touch
Kiss of the Highlander
The Dark Highlander
The Immortal Highlander
Spell of the Highlander
About The Author
KAREN MARIE MONING is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fever series, featuring MacKayla Lane, and the award-winning Highlander series. She has a bachelor’s degree in society and law from Purdue University and is currently working on the next novel featuring Dani O’Malley.