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?

but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack

the room in silence, I slip my arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes through me. Soothing. Strong. My anchor

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

and

and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my lungs,

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

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I

weren't for the state

it weren't

have

wouldn't be

learned so many times,

admit softly. "There's so much at

tighten slightly over mine. "Tell

weight of the world in

you keep your sense of self... I worry that you would feel as

it feels to be so

any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of

worry about what that would mean for you as

remains silent, but I can sense him

him. "And selfishly, I miss you. The you who remembers our

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 his chest, then mine. "Something inside

"I feel it too,"

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

leaning into his

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

admit. But I can't imagine not being able

the same

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