Tangled

Chapter 313

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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?

but can an Alpha survive without

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.

warm, familiar, yet so new. We stand like this as the rain continues

and

warmth of his scent fills my lungs,

low and

should he do? The options before us are all shit, covered in

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

weren't for the state of

it weren't

have more

be

I've learned so many times, life

admit softly. "There's so much at

over mine. "Tell me what

the weight of the world in

would feel as if

it feels to be so

from the bond any normal 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

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

remains silent, but I can sense him listening

"And selfishly, I

without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's

feel it

"But this isn't just about us. I have a responsibility to

leaning into

you regret that we are not

I can't imagine not being able

the

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

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