One of the men fell to his knees. His hands were clenched at his sides. Beads of sweat rolled down the faces of the other two, tears appearing in their eyes.
…is he making them do that, or did she successfully overload them?
“While I’m doing this, you can’t tell them to attack me.”
…okay?
“Unless I’ve gotten stronger over the past few years,” Alec answered.
Ah, it’s a matter of Cherie figuring that even if her influence can’t make them attack Alec or break the control entirely, it can make it harder for him to control them.
The man who was still standing reached for a knife and started walking towards Cherish.
And by the looks of it, she’s wrong.
She hit the knife wielder with fear and indecision, saw him stop.
It’s kind of interesting how this is working. We’ve got direct body control, contested by indirect mind control in a way that just slightly bypasses his body control through automatic, subconscious reactions.
Krixwell Liveblogs 