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?

survive without

arms around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady

warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the rain continues its gentle

and

and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my

you think I should do?" His voice breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of his

he do? The options before us are all shit,

shit mountain.

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it weren't for the state of the

weren't for

we'd have more

be forced into these

learned so many

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

mine. "Tell

sigh, with all the weight of the

self... I worry that you would feel as if

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

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

remains silent, but I

"And selfishly, I miss you. The you

the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his

swells. "I feel it too," I

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

nod, leaning

you regret that we are not one body? Selene

I admit. But I can't imagine

the same for

has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his