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? Would the pack accept

my cheek against the broad expanse of his back. The steady thump of his heart echoes through me. Soothing. Strong. My

rest on his stomach. His touch is warm, familiar, yet so

and

and uncertain. The warmth of his scent fills my lungs, surrounding me in assurance, soothing the anxiety beating in

breaks the silence, low and

do? The options before us are all

shit mountain.

A What 10 You

Think I

for the

it weren't for the

we'd have

be forced into these

so many

don't know," I admit softly. "There's so

fingers tighten slightly over mine. "Tell me what you're

sigh, with all the weight of the world

would feel as if you were

feels to be

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

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

but I can

selfishly, I miss you. The you who

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

heart swells. "I feel it too," I

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

nod, leaning into his

are not one body? Selene asks, still sounding

I admit. But I can't imagine not being

the same for

me smiling, and Lucas