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 without his internal wolf? Would the

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

touch is warm, familiar, yet so

and

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

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

should he do? The options before us are all shit, covered in more shit, until it becomes

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

it weren't for the state of the

weren't

we'd have

wouldn't be forced into these

so many

I admit softly. "There's so

over mine.

the weight of

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

know how it feels to

world, but 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 can die and leave her alone in this world. Or she

about what that would mean for you

silent, but I can sense

"And selfishly, I miss you. The you who remembers

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 me is so

swells. "I feel it

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

nod, leaning into

that we are not one body? Selene asks,

I admit. But I can't imagine not being

the same

bond has me smiling, and Lucas