Tangled

Chapter 313

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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?

an Alpha survive

in silence, I slip my arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump

on his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like

and

scent fills my lungs, surrounding

voice breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state of

it weren't for

have more

be

as I've learned so

know," I admit softly. "There's

slightly over mine. "Tell me

soft sigh, with all the weight of the world in

I worry that you would

how it feels to be

with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I can die and leave her alone

what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the

silent, but I can

him. "And selfishly, I miss you.

the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here:

swells. "I feel

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

leaning

we are not

But I can't imagine

is the

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

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