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.

she doesn't sound like she

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 crucial to understand that Lycan and human souls can only coexist

"Why weren't Lycans

a feral Lycan. Usually a rogue, with too little time spent in

question! You see, the human mind is 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 of

Lycans? This doesn't

wouldn't know anything about the true history of wolf shifters; only what he's grown up with. I can't even remember if I've ever shared

what promises to be a lengthy explanation, I clear my throat. Even with as little time as I've spent with the book, I can recognize that he's getting carried

firm instead of exasperated. "We appreciate the history lesson,

her own mental nudge, and Grimoire's flames

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

for his part,

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

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

idea that an alpha challenge could come at any

think?" I ask, pulling his attention away from the book.

how I feel about

Lucas taps his chest. "Something tells

wolf agrees, Selene says quietly. His wolf wants out.

that doesn't mean this is a

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

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

enter Lucas' mind

isn't inside you," Grimoire lectures, though his tone is kind.

you."

I reach, and no matter how I try to feel for anything else, any glimmer of connection between us, there's only the bond that's

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

a soothing balm to my frayed nerves.