I finally forced a mindlink through the witch’s block. I had no idea if this would work but Vina was encouraging me to try. With every ounce of aura I had, I punched it into each word. DROP. YOUR. SPELL. NOW. I saw her physically fighting my command, but she lost in the end, crumpling to the ground. STAND. DOWN. I added for good measure. Now the Blood Moon warriors were frantic. Their only weapon in this was taken out. I saw some start to inch for the trees, ready to abandon the effort. "FREEZE." I demanded aloud and saw each wolf and the witch root to the spot. However, Samuel's craziness was fighting the command as he had already reached Jacob with a silver knife pressed to his throat. Jacob didn’t dare to move as the silver hissed against his skin, but he was still fighting back

