Tangled

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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?

be strong, but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack accept

expanse of his back. The steady

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

and

fills my lungs, surrounding me in

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

options before us are all shit, covered

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

the state of the

weren't

have

wouldn't be forced

I've learned so many times, life isn't

I admit softly.

tighten slightly over mine.

with all the weight of the world in it, escapes my

that you would feel as if you were living half a life without your

feels to be so

can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I can die and leave her alone in this world. Or she can dic,

voice wavers slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you

remains silent, but I can sense

selfishly, I miss you. The you who remembers our

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 here: He taps

feel

touch gentle. "But this isn't just about us. I have a responsibility to the

nod, leaning into

that we are not one

I can't imagine not

is the same

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