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.
An eternity compressed into a
of my vision darken, reality slipping away
the pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a
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
mirror.
My voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing
being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying
Ava Yanking
thrumming in my
looks me over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and your
hadn't I? The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think
mine in
to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I trail off, unsure how to describe the sensation. "It was
that normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid question. How
and so few
Marcus's
careful with this. Magic books that try to yank
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 be so sure
string inside of me tugs again, and I
squeezing gently. "Either way, we can't risk you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until we reach Lucas before
in my veins. It's like my body is
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 dying before
I have a sense
if I desperately
of Lucas sends a pang
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 felt like mere minutes had passed. The realization is chilling. How much time am
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into
admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could really grasp it." "It's
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