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

I 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.

touch is warm, familiar, yet so

and

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

low and rumbling. I can feel the vibration

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

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think

for the state

weren't for the

have

we wouldn't be forced into

I've learned so

softly. "There's

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me what

weight of the world

self... I worry that you would feel as if you were living half a life without

feels to be

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

would mean for you

I can sense him

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

memories, there's something right about being with you. It's here: He taps his chest, then mine. "Something inside of me is so happy,

"I feel it too," I

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

leaning into

you regret that we are not one body?

But I can't imagine not being

is the same

bond has me smiling, and Lucas