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?

an Alpha survive

my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes through

touch is warm, familiar, yet so new. We

and

fills my lungs, surrounding

low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration of

The options before us are all shit, covered in

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

You Think

it weren't for the state of the

weren't for

have

be forced

so many times, life isn't

admit softly. "There's so much at

over mine. "Tell

of the world in it, escapes my

worry that you would feel as if you

feels to

shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within our bond. And-scariest of all-I can die and leave her alone in this world.

voice wavers slightly. "And I worry about what that would mean for you as

but I can sense

pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss

says softly. "Even without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his chest, then mine. "Something inside of me is so

"I feel it too," I

his touch gentle. "But this isn't just about us. I have

nod, leaning

you regret that we are not one body? Selene asks, still

I can't imagine not being able to

the same

bond has me smiling, and Lucas narrows his eyes. "Are you talking to the book