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

seconds. The edges of my vision darken, reality

The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath

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, eyes darting between the road and the

mirror.

as a croak. Swallowing

felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull

Ava Yanking At

in my veins

looks me over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your

sends a shiver

meet mine in the mirror.

to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I trail off, unsure how

Vanessa asks, before shaking her head.

many questions, and so

Marcus's

need to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of

a point, 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

of me tugs again, and I swear

finds mine, squeezing gently. "Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach Lucas before trying

like my

should wait until we're somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd rather not risk

have a sense

I desperately want to

of Lucas sends a

"No, nothing yet. Vester should be able to reach me by

felt like mere minutes had passed. The realization is

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Ava Yanking

into that strange, mental-magical

he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr

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