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.

second passes. An eternity

darken, reality slipping away like sand through

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

shaking me gently but insistently. I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the truck. Marcus is at the

mirror.

a croak. Swallowing hard, I

being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it

Yanking

in my veins that's

over with a frown. "Your face went white as a sheet and

without air sends a shiver down my spine. "I think I made contact with the book.

eyes meet mine in the mirror.

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 hold of me.

asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid question.

many questions, and so few

Marcus's

be careful with this. Magic books that try to yank your

has a point, but something in me rebels against the idea. "No, it wasn't malicious. Just desperate." I pause, surprised by my own certainty. How can

me tugs again, and I swear it's

you getting hurt.

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

somewhere safe before I try contacting the book again. Too

have a sense

desperately want to

sends a pang through my

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

hour? It felt like mere minutes had passed. The realization

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Yanking At

slipping away into that

glued to the road. "I felt a pack presence once," he admits. "But it was

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