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?

but can an Alpha survive without his internal wolf? Would

around his waist, pressing my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes through me. Soothing.

hand covers mine where they rest on his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet

and

his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the

I should do?" His voice breaks the silence, low and

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

weren't for the state of

weren't

we'd have more

wouldn't be forced into

learned so many

I admit softly. "There's so

slightly over mine. "Tell

weight of the world in it, escapes

your sense of self... I worry that you would

how it feels

bond any normal shifter has with their wolf. Distance can create emptiness within

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

remains silent, but I

him. "And selfishly, I miss you. The you

"Even without the memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his

swells. "I feel it too,"

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

nod, leaning into his

regret that we are not one body? Selene asks,

But I can't imagine not being able to touch

is the same for

rush of love I can feel from her bond has me smiling,