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.

like she

strength and regain balance. It's crucial to

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

uncommon to run across a feral Lycan. Usually a rogue,

"Ah, an excellent question! You see, the human mind is inherently too weak to contain a Lycan soul and endure its primal instincts. This is precisely why

these Lycans?

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

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

instead of exasperated. "We appreciate the history lesson, but maybe

her own mental nudge, and Grimoire's

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

his part, looks

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

things. I don't want his memories to become

stake, and the idea that an alpha challenge could come at any time has

ask, pulling his attention away from the book. "Should

sure how I feel about

chest. "Something tells me to

His wolf

this is a great

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

there's silence. Then her mental voice, firm and steady. I

mind is an exercise in

tone is

you."

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

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

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