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?

Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would the pack

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.

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

and

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

voice breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I Should

it weren't for the

it weren't

have more

we wouldn't be forced

as I've learned so many times,

don't know," I admit softly.

mine.

with all the weight of the world

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

know how it feels

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

wavers slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you as Alpha. Would the pack accept a

but I can

pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss you. The you who remembers our

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

heart swells. "I feel

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

leaning into

you regret that we are not one

I can't imagine not being

is the same

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