All he said, in a voice as cold as his magic, was a single word. “Stop.” Caden did not stop. The claws of magic tightened around Cas’s mind, and a pained gasp escaped her. An instant later Elander had Caden by the throat. He lifted him several inches off the ground, and his voice somehow reached an even more terrifying level of cold as he gave a second command. “Keep your fucking magic away from her.”
