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 the pack

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.

where they rest on his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet

and

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

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

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think

it weren't for the

weren't

we'd have

wouldn't be

learned so

admit softly. "There's so much

over mine. "Tell me

all the weight of

of self... I worry that you would feel

know how it feels to be so

Selene has 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

slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would

silent, but I can sense him listening

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

my face. "I feel that connection with you," he says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about being

feel it too,"

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

nod, leaning

you regret that we are not

imagine

is the same

can feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his