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

The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like

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

voice cuts through 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

mirror.

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

like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest.

Ava Yanking At

thrumming in

a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying. I'm pretty sure you stopped

had, hadn't I? The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine.

mine in the

it, trying to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I

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

and so few

Marcus's

to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your

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

again, and I swear it's a friendly

you getting hurt. Maybe we

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

somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to

sense

I desperately

Lucas sends

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?" Surprised, I peer

mere minutes had passed.

24

Yanking

into that

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 a matter

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