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

edges of my vision darken, reality

recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp,

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.

a croak. Swallowing

am 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 string, that connection to the book-it's still there, only it's stronger

Yanking At

thrumming in my veins that's

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

The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine.

meet mine in the mirror. "What

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

shaking her head. "Stupid

and so few

Marcus's

this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't

but something in me rebels against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by

again,

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

my arms, trying to soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out,

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

I have a sense of self-preservation in me

I desperately want to try

Lucas sends

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

mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How much time am

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Yanking

away into that strange, mental-magical

his eyes glued to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp it." "It's just

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