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.

second passes. An eternity compressed into

The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping

it began, the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged

my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're

mirror.

croak. Swallowing

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.

Yanking At

in my veins that's

over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your groaned

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

eyes meet mine in the

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 else for a

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

questions, and so

Marcus's

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

pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can

again, and I swear it's

hand finds mine, squeezing gently. "Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we

veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out, a constant reminder

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

I have a sense of self-preservation

I desperately want to

sends a pang through

made contact yet?" I ask, looking between Vanessa and Marcus. Hope 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?"

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed.

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into

he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp it." "It's

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