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 into

edges of my vision darken, reality slipping

pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels

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

mirror.

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

a vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that string, that connection

Ava Yanking At

thrumming in my veins that's

went white as a sheet and your groaned like you

without air sends a shiver

meet 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 else

that normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her

many questions, and

Marcus's

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

desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I be so sure about the intentions of

string inside of me tugs again, and I

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

soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body is

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

have a sense of self-preservation

desperately want

thought of Lucas sends a

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

had passed. The

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Ava Yanking At

slipping away into that

admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp

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