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?

an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would

arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes

his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so new.

and

warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding

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

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state of

weren't for the

we'd have more

we wouldn't be forced into these

learned so many

know," I admit softly.

slightly over mine. "Tell me

with all the weight of the

sense of self... I worry that you would feel

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 can

worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would

silent, but I can

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

there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his chest, then mine. "Something inside of me is

feel it too," I

this isn't just about us. I

nod, leaning into his

regret that we are not one body?

I admit. But I can't imagine not being

is the

bond has me smiling, and Lucas