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

edges of my vision darken,

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

mirror.

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

was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that

Yanking

thrumming in my veins

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

seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think

eyes meet mine in the mirror.

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 grabbed hold of me. I feel like I was somewhere

normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid

many questions, and so few

Marcus's

"We need to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream 'trustworthy' to

me rebels against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I

inside of me tugs again, and I

hand finds 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

right," I say to Vanessa. "We should wait until we're somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many

sense of self-preservation in

I desperately want to

thought of Lucas sends a pang

yet. Vester should be able to reach me by now. It's strange." "How long has it been

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

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slipping away into that

eyes glued to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp it."

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