Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Ava: Yanking At Her

It's almost like a presence saying hello.

Thinking of that little string, I tug back. Twice.

An answering jerk. One. Two. Three

The words I just spoke drift into my head: It's like the book is alive.

Is it crazy to talk into this void in my head, in the general direction I hope the book is in?

Sure. But at least no one can see or hear me doing it.

Hello? I call out, trying to use the same mental channel I use to speak with Selene. Are you there?

Another tug on that string.

I really, really need you to come to where I am. It's safer here. Or something. How do you explain to a book that the world has gone to shit and you want to keep it from being used to create further catastrophe?

Please.

Being polite never hurts.

This time, that string-y feeling yanks, and it feels like my heart is constricted, interfering in its ability to beat.

I can't breathe. Pain explodes in my chest, radiating outward like a supernova. My lungs burn, desperate for air that won't come. The world around me blurs, sounds fading into a high-pitched buzz that fills my ears.

One second passes. An eternity compressed into a heartbeat.

Two seconds. The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like sand through an hourglass.

The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels

Are

cuts through the lingering fog in my mind. Her hand grips my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at the wheel, his

My voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try again. "I'm

was trying to pull it right out of my chest.

thrumming in my

you sure?" Vanessa looks me over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and you groaned like

without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the book. It

in the

was reaching out to it, trying to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I trail off, unsure how to describe the sensation. "It was

that normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid question. How would

many questions, and so few

need to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly

I pause, surprised by my

inside of me tugs again,

we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach Lucas before

my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out, a constant reminder of

I try contacting the book again. Too many weird

have a sense of self-preservation in

desperately want to try

Lucas sends a pang through

of you made contact yet?" I ask, looking between Vanessa and Marcus. Hope flutters in my chest, fragile and

her brow. "No, nothing yet. Vester should

him?" Surprised, I peer

frown deepens. "Well, you've been 'focusing' in

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How much time am I losing, slipping away into

"I felt a pack presence once,"

I can hear the undercurrent of worry beneath her words. "We'll

in my gut. Too many

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