Tangled

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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 the

continues, his voice taking on a lecturing tone. "As long as Selene maintains control, Lucas will be able to recover his mental strength and regain balance. It's

I interject slowly, turning these facts over in my head, "Why weren't Lycans like this before? I mean, in the past? Selene was never

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

contain a Lycan soul and endure its primal instincts. This is precisely why the shifters of today are much weaker

"What are these Lycans? This doesn't sound

shifters; only what he's grown up with. I can't even remember if I've ever shared what I learned with him

as little time as I've spent with the book, I can recognize that he's getting

interject, trying to sound firm instead of exasperated. "We appreciate the history lesson, but maybe we should focus on

mental nudge, and Grimoire's

course, of course. My apologics, I do tend to get carried away with the wealth of

his part, looks

the interruption. But it's too easy to try to

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

and the idea that an alpha challenge could come at any

you think?" I ask, pulling his attention away from the book. "Should we try Grimoire's

sure how

Lucas taps his chest. "Something tells

wolf agrees, Selene says quietly. His wolf wants out. He hates being

doesn't mean this is

You said it won't be easy. Do you really

there's silence. Then her mental voice,

Lucas' mind is an exercise in

tone is kind. "It's in

you."

matter how I open myself up, no matter how I reach, and no matter how I try to feel for anything else, any glimmer

be hunting for, there's a vague sense that it's incomplete. Like a

soothing balm to my frayed nerves. "It's okay. Take