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 compressed into

my vision darken, reality slipping away like sand

focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning.

shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at

mirror.

croak. Swallowing hard, I try again.

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

Yanking At

thrumming in my veins

a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your

I? The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think

mine in the mirror.

said. 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

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

many questions, and so

Marcus's

Magic books that try to yank your soul out of

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

tugs again, and I swear it's a friendly

getting hurt.

my body is vibrating from the

"We should wait until we're somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to

have a sense of self-preservation

I desperately

Lucas sends a pang

brow. "No, nothing yet. Vester should be able to reach me by now. It's strange." "How

passed. The

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Ava Yanking At

slipping away into that strange, mental-magical

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

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