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

darken, reality slipping away like sand through an

pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing

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 it tightly, eyes darting

mirror.

a croak. Swallowing hard, I

my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it right out of my chest. And that string, that connection to

Ava Yanking At

a thrumming in my veins

white as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying. I'm pretty sure you stopped

The memory of those endless seconds without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made

meet mine in the mirror. "What

still scattered, my mind overflowing. "I'm not sure. 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 was like it grabbed

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

many questions, and

Marcus's

Magic books that try to yank your soul out of your body don't exactly scream

desperate." I pause, surprised by

inside of me tugs again, and I swear

you getting hurt. Maybe we should wait until

my arms, trying 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

"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

have a sense of self-preservation in

desperately

sends

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

felt like mere minutes had passed.

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Ava Yanking

slipping away into that strange, mental-magical

with his eyes glued to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was brief. Flectr before I could

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