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?

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

pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of

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

and

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

the silence, low and rumbling.

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think I

for the state of the

weren't for

we'd have

we wouldn't be forced

I've learned so

softly. "There's so much

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me what

all the weight of the

I worry that you would feel as if you were living half a life without

know how it feels to

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

slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a leader without

silent, but I can sense him

I miss you. The you who

that connection with you," he says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about being with you.

heart swells. "I feel it too," I

gentle. "But this isn't just about us.

leaning into his

you regret that we are not one

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

the same

smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes. "Are you talking