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

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

his stomach. His touch is warm,

and

scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the anxiety beating in

low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of his

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I Should

weren't for the state of the

it weren't

we'd have more

wouldn't be forced

learned so

I admit softly. "There's so

mine. "Tell me what you're

the weight of the world in it, escapes

keep your sense of self... I worry that you would feel as if you were living half a life

know how it feels to

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,

that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack

I

selfishly, I miss you. The you who

memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his

feel it too," I

face in his hands, his touch gentle. "But this isn't just about us.

leaning into his

that we are not one

imagine not being able to touch you,

the same

from her bond has me smiling, and