Tangled

Chapter 261

Unshift 261

Unshift 261

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.

passes. An eternity compressed

my vision darken, reality

as suddenly as it began, the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that

to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at the wheel, his knuckles white as he grips it tightly, eyes darting between the road and the

mirror.

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

a 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,

Ava Yanking

a thrumming in

went white as a sheet

seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think

mine in the mirror.

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 like it grabbed hold of me. I feel like I

her head. "Stupid question. How would

questions, and so

Marcus's

try to yank your soul out of your body

a point, but something in me rebels against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I be so sure about the intentions of an inanimate object? And yet, I

me tugs again, and I swear it's a

we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we

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

right," I say to Vanessa. "We should wait until we're somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd rather not risk dying

sense of

desperately want to

Lucas sends a

her head, a worried frown creasing her brow. "No, nothing yet. Vester should be able to reach me by now. It's strange." "How

like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How

24

Ava Yanking At

away into that

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255