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?

would be strong, but can an Alpha survive without his internal

broad expanse of his

mine where they rest on his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the

and

fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the

voice breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I

options before us are all shit, covered in more shit, until it

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state of the

it weren't

we'd have

be

so

admit softly.

mine. "Tell me

soft sigh, with all the weight of the world

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

it feels to be so

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'll be alone

that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack

silent, but I can sense him

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

feel that connection with you," he says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his chest, then mine. "Something inside of me

"I feel it too,"

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

nod, leaning

that we are not one

admit. But I can't imagine not

is the same for

smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes. "Are you talking to the book