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.

eternity

seconds. The edges of my vision darken,

the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing

the lingering fog 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. Marcus is at the wheel, his knuckles white as he grips it

mirror.

as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try again.

happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying

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thrumming in my veins

as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying. I'm pretty sure you stopped

those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the

eyes meet mine in the mirror. "What

And then..." I trail off, unsure how to describe the sensation. "It was like it grabbed hold of me.

that normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her

questions, and so few

Marcus's

Magic books that try to yank your soul

against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my

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

we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach

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

contacting the book

sense of self-preservation

desperately want

sends a pang through

"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

passed. The realization is chilling. How much time am

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into that strange,

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

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