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 into

The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like

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

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

mirror.

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

What the 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. And

Ava Yanking At

a thrumming in my veins

frown. "Your face went white as

a shiver down

in the mirror. "What

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

shaking her head. "Stupid question. How would

many questions, and so

Marcus's

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

but something in me rebels 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

tugs again, and I swear it's a

risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach

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

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

I have a sense

desperately

of Lucas sends a pang through my

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

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

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Yanking

into that

talks with his eyes 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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