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.

passes. An eternity

The edges of my vision darken,

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 you

orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at the wheel, his knuckles white as he

mirror.

croak. Swallowing hard, I try

I? What the hell just happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that

Yanking At

a thrumming in my

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

air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made

meet mine in the mirror. "What

And then..." I trail off, unsure how to describe the sensation. "It was like it grabbed hold of me. I feel like I was somewhere

her head. "Stupid question. How would

and so

Marcus's

with this. Magic books that try to

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

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

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

It's like my body is vibrating from the inside

I try contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd rather

I have a sense

desperately want to

Lucas sends a pang

head, a worried 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

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How much

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

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