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 compressed

of my vision darken,

and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like

lingering fog in my mind. Her hand grips my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're

mirror.

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

What the hell just happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying

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in

frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and

hadn't I? The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver

eyes meet mine in the mirror. "What

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. I

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

many questions, and so

Marcus's

"We need to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your

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

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

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

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

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

have a sense of

desperately

sends a pang through my

flutters in my chest, fragile and desperate. Vanessa shakes her 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 darkness. Vanessa's frown deepens. "Well, you've been focusing' in the back for about an hour

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

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away into

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

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