Gloria POV
Opening my eyes, I let my magic guide my vision and looked down at Yolanda's body. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Clive suddenly turn toward me. Angry shouting and the sounds of a scuffle broke out as he tried to lunge forward, but I refused to break my concentration. Keeping my eyes locked on the darkness I saw around Yolanda, I finally saw it: a thick, pitch-black thread of magic pulsing directly from her chest.
I traced the luminous rope as it snaked across the space between the beds, leading directly into Clive. He wasn't himself because he was being controlled somehow. 'Knock him out,' I mind-linked Leo. Leo didn't hesitate. He already had Clive in a secure choke hold from behind, so he just applied some more steady pressure. Within seconds, Clive went limp in his ar
