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.

eternity

edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like sand through

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

orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is

mirror.

out as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try

like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that string, that connection to

Ava Yanking

thrumming in my veins

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

shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact

eyes meet mine in the mirror. "What

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 describe the sensation. "It was like it grabbed hold of me.

asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid question. How

many questions, and so

Marcus's

books that try to

idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by

string inside of me tugs again, and

mine, squeezing gently. "Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt.

my arms, trying to soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body

safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many

a sense of

I desperately want to try

of Lucas sends a pang through

frown creasing her brow. "No, nothing yet. Vester should be able 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

passed. The realization is chilling. How

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slipping away into

pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp it." "It's

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