Tangled

Unshift 313

Unshift 313

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?

an Alpha survive without his internal wolf?

slip my arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his

his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as

and

scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the anxiety beating in my

should do?" His voice breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I

are all

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think

it weren't for the

weren't for the

we'd have more

wouldn't be

as I've learned so

I admit softly.

mine. "Tell me

the weight of the world in

you would feel as if you were living half

feels to be so

the bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I can die and leave her alone in this world. Or she can dic,

"And I worry about what that would mean for you as

silent, but I can sense him

I miss you. The you who remembers

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

heart swells. "I feel it too," I

cups my face in his hands, his touch gentle. "But this isn't just about us. I have a responsibility

nod, leaning into his

regret that we are not one

I can't imagine

the same for

me smiling, and Lucas