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 a

vision darken,

sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat.

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 he grips

mirror.

My voice comes out as a croak. Swallowing

What the hell just happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to

Yanking At

in

face went white as

without air sends a shiver down my

meet mine in the mirror. "What

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

that normal?" Vanessa asks, before shaking her

many questions, and so few

Marcus's

to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream 'trustworthy'

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

me tugs again, and I

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

in my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the inside out, a constant reminder of the magic

Vanessa. "We 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

I have a sense

desperately want

Lucas sends a pang

frown creasing her brow. "No, nothing yet. Vester should be able to reach me by now. It's strange." "How long has it

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed.

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away into that strange,

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

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