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?

Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the

the 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, familiar, yet

and

and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me

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

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

the state of the

weren't

have more

we wouldn't be forced

as I've learned so many

softly.

tighten slightly over mine. "Tell

all the weight of the

sense of self... I worry that you would

it feels to be so

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

voice wavers slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean

remains silent, but I can

closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss

says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right

feel it

gentle. "But this isn't

leaning into his

that we are not one body? Selene asks, still sounding

But I can't imagine

the same

can feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas