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

darken, reality slipping away like sand through

the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat. "Ava?

myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at

mirror.

a croak. Swallowing

the hell just happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull

Ava Yanking

a thrumming in my veins that's

Vanessa looks me over with a frown. "Your face went white as

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

eyes meet mine in the mirror.

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

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

and so few

Marcus's

Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream

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

string inside of me tugs again, and I swear

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

arms, trying to soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out, a constant reminder of the

contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd

sense of self-preservation

if I desperately want to

of Lucas sends a pang

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?" Surprised, I peer out the window, but there's nothing to

had passed. The

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into

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

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