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

my vision darken, reality slipping

sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged

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

mirror.

My voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try

felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it

Yanking

thrumming in my veins

as a sheet and your

sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the book. It was

in the mirror. "What

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 feel like I was somewhere else for

Vanessa asks, before shaking her head.

many questions, and so few

Marcus's

to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of

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

tugs again, and I swear it's a

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

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

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

I have a sense of self-preservation

I desperately want to

sends

nothing yet. Vester should be able to reach me by now. It's strange." "How long has it been since you could sense him?"

like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling.

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Yanking At

into that strange, mental-magical

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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