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 wolf? Would

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

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

and

scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in

the silence, low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration

options before us are all shit, covered in more

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I Should

it weren't for the state of

weren't for the

have

wouldn't be forced into these

learned so

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

slightly over mine. "Tell

sigh, with all the weight of the world in

self... I worry that you would feel as if you were living half a life

it feels to be

world, but it's still different from the bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our

worry about what that would mean for you

but I can sense him

I miss you. The you

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 being with you. It's

heart swells. "I feel it too,"

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

leaning into

we are not one body? Selene

I can't imagine not being able to touch

the same

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