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?

Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would

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

stomach. His touch is warm, familiar,

and

warmth of his scent fills my

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

before us are all shit, covered in more shit,

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state of

it weren't for

we'd have more

wouldn't be

as I've learned so many times,

softly. "There's so

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell

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

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

know how it feels

my world, 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

about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a leader without

remains silent, but I

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

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 is so happy, every time you're

heart swells. "I feel it too," I

his touch gentle. "But this isn't

leaning into his

not one

I admit. But I can't imagine not being

the same for

feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes. "Are you talking to