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 his

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

warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the rain continues its gentle

and

The warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in

His voice breaks the silence, low and

us are all shit, covered in more shit, until

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I

the state of

it weren't

have more

be forced

as I've learned so many times,

know," I admit softly. "There's so

mine.

the weight of the

that you would feel

know how it feels to be so

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, and I'll

mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a leader without

silent, but I can

him. "And selfishly, I miss you. The

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

"I feel it

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

leaning into his

that we are not

But I can't imagine not being able

the same

has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes.