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?

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

against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his

touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as

and

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

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

before us are all shit, covered in more shit, until it

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

for the state

it weren't for the

we'd have

we wouldn't be forced into these

learned so many

softly. "There's so much at

mine. "Tell

soft sigh, with all the weight of the world

that you would feel

know how it feels to be

has changed my world, but it's still different from the bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our

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

I can

pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I

turns in my arms, his golden eyes searching my face. "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

swells. "I feel it too," I

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

nod, leaning into

regret that we are not one body? Selene asks,

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

the

I can feel from her bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes. "Are