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 a

seconds. The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like

and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper

my shoulder, shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at the wheel, his knuckles white as he grips it tightly,

mirror.

croak. Swallowing

like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of

Yanking

thrumming in my

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

air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think

meet mine in

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

asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid

and so

Marcus's

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

"No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised

string inside of me tugs again, and I swear it's a

"Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach Lucas

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

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

sense of

desperately

of Lucas sends a pang

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

passed. The realization is chilling.

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Yanking

away into that strange, mental-magical

presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before

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