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315 Ava: Plan of Action, Finally

"The bomb is risky" I protest automatically. "You said it could shatter his mind.

Meanwhile, the rest of my brain is focused on this idea that Selene can somehow control Lucas' wolf. Really? He's an alpha. The strongest of the strong. Though, Selene showed her presence as Luna, and that was a force I never expected.... I am stronger, she asserts, sounding mildly insulted.

"Don't shatter it, then. Only weaken the barrier."

*Not destroy it completely?" I ask again, seeking clarification-because this is nothing like he explained earlier.

Grimoire's flames flicker as he nods. "Correct. Your magic would create a weak point, allowing Lucas' wolf to break through naturally."

"But then wouldn't that lead to my wolf side taking over?" Lucas asks, absently running a hand

hair in a gentle caress. "Wouldn't that be the outcome we are trying to avoid?"

over

my

"Indeed," Grimoire confirms. "Once your minds reconnect, the wolf will become feral due to the breakdown of your psyche."

Feral. The image of Lucas' golden eyes, wild and uncontrolled, flashes through my mind. Reaching up to grab his hand, I link our fingers in a firm grip, even as my hand shakes at the worries of my mind.

"That's where Selene comes in, right?" My gaze never leaves Grimoire, my voice steady with false calm. "She can control his wolf. Keep him from becoming feral."

Grimoire looks pleased. "Precisely."

Forcing submission is not easy. Not when your opponent is an alpha.

doesn't sound like she opposes

recover his mental strength and regain balance. It's crucial to understand that Lycan and

interject slowly, turning these facts over in my head, "Why weren't Lycans like this

uncommon to run across a feral Lycan. Usually a rogue, with too little time spent in

inherently too weak to contain a Lycan soul and endure its primal instincts. This is precisely why the shifters

forward. "What are these Lycans? This doesn't sound like proper

of wolf shifters; only what he's grown up with. I can't even remember if I've ever shared what I learned with him before his memory loss. 315 Ava Planol

clear my throat. Even with as little time as I've spent with the book, I can recognize that he's

of exasperated. "We appreciate the history lesson, but maybe we should focus on the matter

adds her own mental

My apologics, I do tend to get carried away with the wealth of knowledge at

part, looks

front of us, to Appointed at the interruption. But it's too

of us, to get distracted by other things. I don't want his memories to become a lack of

at stake, and the idea that an alpha challenge could come at any time has the area between my shoulder blades

attention away from the

how I

chest. "Something

quietly. His wolf wants out. He

this is

my thoughts toward Selene still feels awkward. You said it won't be easy. Do

there's silence. Then her mental voice,

Lucas' mind is an exercise in

you," Grimoire lectures, though his tone is kind. "It's in the mental bond

you."

and no matter how I try to feel for anything else, any glimmer of connection between

now that I know what I'm supposed to be hunting for, there's a vague

a soothing balm to my frayed