Chapter 386: The Plan

Levi’s POV

"She can’t leave. We need Selene. But I agree—Olivia won’t stand for her unless she understands why Selene’s here. So... we tell her. Not everything, not the full plan—but enough."

I frowned. "Enough to calm her? Or enough to get her to trust Selene?"

"Both," Lennox answered. He moved away from the window, his expression carved in stone. "Olivia’s smart. If we feed her lies, she’ll know. If we hide too much, she’ll tear us apart for keeping secrets. But if we give her a piece of the truth—a controlled piece—she’ll at least understand why Selene has to stay."

My wolf rumbled inside me. I didn’t like it. Not one damn bit. "And what happens when she realizes we didn’t tell her everything? What happens when she learns how dangerous this really is?"

Lennox’s jaw tightened. "Then we’ll deal with it when it comes. For now, we give her just enough to keep her close. We can’t afford to lose her over this, Levi."

Louis exhaled slowly, dragging a hand over his face. "So we play carefully. We choose our words. We let her think she knows the whole plan, when in truth... she only has the surface."

I ground my teeth, but deep down I knew Lennox was right. Olivia would never accept Selene without some kind of explanation. And if controlled transparency was the only way to keep her from getting angry... then maybe that was the risk we had to take.

Still, I wasn’t at rest. "If we do this, then we make sure it’s tight. No cracks. No slips. Olivia is smart."

Lennox nodded once. "Agreed. When Olivia returns... we’ll give her the truth. But only the part of it she needs."

I sighed. "I should mind-link her to come," I suggested, and Louis and Lennox both agreed.

Drawing in a deep breath, I reached for her through the bond. At first, she ignored me, but after pushing harder she finally answered, her tone sharp and annoyed.

you sent her

she had no idea how much her jealousy thrilled me,

to purr

long moment, and through the bond, I felt her hesitation, her hurt,

still there when I arrive, I’m leaving

stay calm. "Olivia, just give us a chance to explain. That’s all we’re asking. You’ll understand why she’s here once you

echoed faintly in my head. "I

cut the link. That was a victory

look, his eyes steady but carrying that silent warning only brothers understood: Don’t push her

his arms, his wolf restless.

thinking about it. She’s angry,

tension easing

under his breath, "She’d better hear us

That sounded exactly like Olivia.

a minute," she finally said, before cutting

turned to my brothers.

Olivia appeared in the doorway,

to my brothers. Her voice

"Well? Is she gone?"

growl. The fire in her voice made my wolf both restless and thrilled. Gods, even in anger, she was

here for games. She’s here because she’s the only one who can help us kill

didn’t walk away. That was

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