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.

passes. An eternity compressed into

The edges of my vision darken, reality slipping away like sand

returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat. "Ava? Ava!

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 it

mirror.

My voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing hard, I try again. "I'm

vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of my

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in my veins

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

The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the book. It was

mine in the mirror.

I was reaching out to it, trying to call it to me like Magister Orion said. And then..." I trail off, unsure how to describe the sensation. "It

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

questions, and so few

Marcus's

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

I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can I

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

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

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

contacting the book again. Too many weird things keep happening to me. I'd rather not

have a sense of self-preservation in

I desperately want to

thought of Lucas sends a

yet?" I ask, looking between Vanessa and Marcus. Hope flutters in my chest, fragile and desperate. Vanessa 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 out the window, but there's nothing to see in the darkness. Vanessa's frown deepens. "Well, you've been focusing' in the

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed. The

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into

felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before

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