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?

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

broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart

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

and

undefined and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the anxiety

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

he do? The options before us are all shit,

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

weren't for the state

it weren't

have more

be forced into

learned so many times, life

I admit softly.

slightly over mine. "Tell me what

of

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

feels to be so

changed my world, 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 can dic, and I'll be

worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a

remains silent, but I can sense him listening

shift, pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss you. The you who

my arms, his golden eyes searching my face. "I feel that connection with you," he says softly. "Even without the memories, there's

"I feel it too," I

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

leaning into

not one body? Selene asks, still sounding

imagine

is the

feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows