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 a

darken, reality slipping away like

into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat.

my mind. Her hand grips my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself.

mirror.

comes out as a croak. Swallowing

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 and

Ava Yanking

thrumming in my

white as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying.

a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with

mine in

thoughts are 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 how to describe the sensation. "It was like it

her head. "Stupid question.

and so few

Marcus's

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

the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I be so sure about the intentions of an

string inside of me tugs again,

way, we can't risk you getting

my body is vibrating from the inside

somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many weird

sense of self-preservation in me

I desperately

thought of Lucas sends

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

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

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slipping away into

"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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