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?

would be strong, but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack accept

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 echoes through me. Soothing. Strong. My anchor

his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the rain continues

and

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

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

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I Should

the state

it weren't

have more

be forced into these

I've learned so many times, life

I admit softly. "There's so much

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me what

weight of

that you would feel as if

know how it feels to be

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

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

remains silent, but I can sense him

pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss you.

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

feel it too," I

this isn't just

leaning

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

can't imagine not being

is the same for

rush of love I can feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his