Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 313

Chapter 313 Ava: What Do You Think I Should Do?

Grimoire's presence inside of me is unfazed after his revelations from the morning. I swear his book form even looks cheerful, sitting there on the table.

You seem worried, Selene says, sounding distracted.

"I am. I still don't agree with Grimoire."

About the summoning?

"Yes. Wouldn't you know if you were summoned?"

I suppose. Selene goes quiet for a bit, before asking, How does Lucas feel about it?

Lucas.

He's standing by the window, watching the light rain drizzle across our world. The soft patter of droplets on glass is the only sound outside of my voice. Sister Miriam and Vester left a while ago, leaving us to contemplate our next move. Lucas hasn't spoken since they departed, his thoughts as opaque as the cloudy sky outside.

"I don't know."

He seems ambivalent to the idea of summoning his wolf, but I can't blame him.

After dropping the bomb of Selene's alleged summoning—though she denies it—he did mention the possible negatives.

While Lucas would not lose his sense of self, he might lose his wolf. Like me, he would exist as a human. But unlike me, he wouldn't have magic to bridge that supernatural gap.

No healing. No strength. What would happen if he were challenged then?

Is it any better than now?

His wolf would be strong, but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack accept that?

my arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes

anchor in the

His touch is warm, familiar, and yet so new. We stand like this as the rain

and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing

do?" His voice breaks the silence, low

us are all shit, covered in more

the

weren't for the

we'd have more

be

so

admit softly. "There's

over mine. "Tell me

soft sigh, with all the weight of the

sense of self… I worry that you would feel as if you were living half a

feels to be

different from the bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create

die, and I'll be alone

wavers slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the

I

selfishly, I

searching my face. "I feel that connection with you," he says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about

"I feel it

in his hands, his touch gentle. "But this isn't just about

nod, leaning into

we are not one body? Selene asks, still

I can't imagine not being able

the same

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