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

darken, reality slipping away like sand through an

pain recedes. The world snaps back into focus, colors sharpening and sounds returning. I gasp, drawing in a ragged breath that feels like sandpaper in my throat. "Ava?

I blink, trying to orient myself. We're still in the

mirror.

croak. Swallowing hard, I try again.

just happened? It felt like my heart was being squeezed in a vise, like something was trying to pull it

Yanking

in my veins

"Your face went white as a sheet and your groaned like you were dying.

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

eyes meet mine in

thoughts are 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 hold of me. I feel like I

Vanessa asks, before shaking her head. "Stupid

and so few

Marcus's

to yank your soul out of your body don't

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

string inside of me tugs again,

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

at my arms, trying to soothe the strange thrumming in my veins. It's like my body is vibrating from the

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

sense

I desperately want to try

of Lucas sends a pang through

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

minutes had passed. The

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Yanking

into that

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

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