Tangled

Chapter 261

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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.

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

there?

Use the same mental channel I use to speak with Selene. Are you

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

cars.

second passes. An eternity

my vision darken, reality slipping away like

the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat. "Ava? Ava! Are

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 knuckles white

mirror.

a croak. Swallowing

vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that string, that connection to the book-it's still there, only it's stronger and

Ava Yanking At

thrumming in

white as

those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the

meet mine in the

thoughts are still scattered, my mind overflowing. "I'm not sure. I was reaching out to it, trying to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I trail off, unsure how to

her

many questions, and so

Marcus's

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

in me rebels against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I

of me tugs again, and I swear it's a friendly

you getting

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

the book again.

I have a sense

I desperately want

sends a pang through

to reach me by now. It's strange." "How long has it been since you could sense him?" Surprised, I peer out the window, but there's nothing to see in the darkness. Vanessa's frown deepens. "Well, you've been focusing'

like mere minutes had passed. The realization

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away into that strange,

to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before

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