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.

sound like she opposes the

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

slowly, turning these facts over in my head, "Why weren't Lycans like this before? I mean, in the past? Selene was

run across a feral Lycan. Usually a

inherently too weak to contain a Lycan soul and endure its primal instincts. This is precisely why the shifters of today are much weaker than the Lycans

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

the true history of wolf shifters; only what he's grown up with. I can't even remember if

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

"We appreciate the history lesson, but maybe we

own mental

do tend to get carried away

for his part, looks

at the interruption. But it's too

to get distracted by other things. I don't want his memories

an alpha challenge could come at any time has the area

pulling his attention away from

sure how I feel about

his chest. "Something tells me

Selene says quietly. His wolf wants out. He hates being apart from

mean this is a great

awkward. You said it won't be

mental voice, firm and steady. I

enter Lucas' mind

lectures, though his tone is kind. "It's in the

you."

to feel for anything else, any glimmer of connection between us, there's only the

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

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