**Gabe's POV**
There was pin drop silence in the room as Sinclair turned varying shades of purple before my eyes. If I hadn't known he was furious, I would have thought he was suffocating.
"Interesting," Coven Head Melanie hummed, exchanging a look with Evelina's mama.
"That's all you have to say?!" Sinclair managed to choke out. He jabbed an angry finger in my direction. "You need to use your powers now Mel, and blow this motherfucker--"
Evelina let out an angry muffled cry of protest. She looked up at me, her eyes begging me to loosen my grip just a little bit. I let out a resigned breath and gently released my hold on her mouth, warning her with my eyes to keep quiet.
"Try anything and you have to fight me first," Evelina spat, the steely edge to her voice telling everyone she wa
