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?

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

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

and

undefined and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my

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

he do? The options before us are all shit, covered in more shit, until it

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I

the state

it weren't

we'd have more

we wouldn't be

as I've learned so many times,

I admit softly. "There's so much at

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me what

all the weight of the world in it,

you would feel

know how it feels to be so

emptiness

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

remains silent, but I can sense him listening

selfishly, I miss you. The you who remembers

without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his chest, then mine. "Something inside of me

swells. "I feel it too," I

gentle. "But this isn't just about us. I have

leaning into

are not one body?

I can't imagine

the

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