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?

wolf would be strong, but can an Alpha survive without

waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse

warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as

and

his scent fills my lungs, surrounding

low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of his

all shit, covered in more

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think

the

it weren't

we'd have more

wouldn't be forced into

as I've learned so

don't know," I admit softly. "There's

tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me

soft sigh, with all the weight of the world in it, escapes

your sense of self... I worry that you would feel as if

feels to

but it's still different from 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,

slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for

but I can sense him

shift, pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss you.

softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here:

feel

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

nod, leaning into

regret that we are not one body? Selene asks, still sounding

admit. But I can't imagine not being

the same for

bond has me smiling,