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?

can an Alpha survive

his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his

is warm, familiar,

and

The warmth of his scent fills my lungs,

low and rumbling. I can feel

he do? The options before us are all shit, covered

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

it weren't for the state of the

it weren't

we'd have more

be

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

I admit softly. "There's

mine. "Tell me what

weight of the world in it, escapes my

self... I worry that you would

how it feels to

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 can die and leave her alone in this world. Or she

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

silent, but I can

I miss you. The you who remembers

there's something right about

heart swells. "I feel it too,"

in his hands, his touch gentle. "But this isn't just about us. I have a responsibility

leaning into his

that we are not one body? Selene asks, still sounding

I can't imagine not being able to

the same for

smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes.

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