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.
An eternity compressed
my vision darken, reality slipping away
the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat. "Ava? Ava! Are
my mind. Her hand grips my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at
mirror.
voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try again. "I'm
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,
Yanking
thrumming in my veins
with a frown. "Your face went white as
without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact
in the mirror.
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
Vanessa asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid question. How
and
Marcus's
be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream
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 intentions of an inanimate object? And yet, I
again, and
mine, squeezing gently. "Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we
my arms, trying to soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out, a constant reminder of the magic pulsing
the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd rather not risk
have a sense of
desperately
of Lucas sends a
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 time am
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slipping away into that
talks with his eyes glued to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But
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