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?

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

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.

is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the rain

and

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

do?" His voice breaks the silence, low

are all shit, covered in more shit,

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state

weren't for the

we'd have

wouldn't be forced into

learned so many times, life isn't

don't know," I admit softly. "There's

mine.

the weight of the world in it,

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

feels to

their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I

worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a leader without

but I can

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

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

this isn't just about us. I have a

leaning

that we are not one body?

I admit. But I can't imagine not being able to touch you,

is the same

smiling, and Lucas