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?

can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf?

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. Soothing. Strong. My anchor in the

warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like

and

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

breaks the silence, low and rumbling. I can

all shit,

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

for the

it weren't for the

have

we wouldn't be forced into these

learned so many times,

I admit softly. "There's so much

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell

of the world

you keep your sense of self... I worry that you would feel as if you were living half

know how it feels to be so

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

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

remains silent, but I can sense

shift, pressing closer to him. "And selfishly, I miss

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 mine. "Something inside of

swells. "I feel

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

nod, leaning into his

are not one

imagine not being

the same

I can feel from her bond has me smiling,