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 compressed into

vision darken, reality slipping away like

suddenly as it began, the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels

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.

mirror.

as a croak. Swallowing

vise, like something was trying to pull it right out

Ava Yanking

in my

me over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying.

shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact

eyes meet mine in the mirror.

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

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

and so few

Marcus's

clenches. "We need to be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream 'trustworthy'

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

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

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

my body is vibrating from the inside out,

until we're somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too

have a sense of self-preservation in me

desperately

Lucas sends

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 see in the darkness. Vanessa's frown deepens. "Well, you've

like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How

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into that

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 a

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