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?

but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack accept

broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes through me. Soothing. Strong. My anchor in

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

and

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

voice breaks the silence, low and

all shit,

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state of

it weren't for

we'd have

we wouldn't be

as I've learned so many times, life

know," I admit softly. "There's so much

mine. "Tell me what you're

soft sigh, with all the weight of the world in it, escapes my

you keep your sense of self... I worry that you would

it feels to be

the bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I can

would mean for you as Alpha.

silent, but I can sense him

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

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

feel

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

leaning

we are not one body? Selene asks,

imagine not being able to touch

is the

me smiling, and Lucas narrows