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?

can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf?

broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of

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

and

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

breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I can feel

options before us are all shit, covered in

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I Should

weren't for the

it weren't

have

be

so many times,

admit softly. "There's so much at

slightly over mine. "Tell me what

of the world in it,

your sense of self... I worry that you would feel as if you were living

feels

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

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

remains silent, but I

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

"I feel that connection with 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 of me is so happy,

feel

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

nod, leaning

are not one body? Selene asks, still

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

the same

me smiling, and Lucas