Cassie
"Get your hands off my siren!" the wizard bellowed again and waved out a hand. Linney flew backward, slamming into his two guards. "Touch my prize again, and I'll rip the flesh from your bones."
Cassie rubbed her throat, swallowing against the pain radiating through her vocal cords. Even if the mage didn't have a blessed Demeter coin, she doubted she'd be able to sing many notes to pull him under her influence. He would shred every piece of her to strengthen his spells and potions.
Or leave her alive and take a piece at a time, keeping her imprisoned. Terror tumbled into her gut. And what about Daniel? What if Linney let him die? How would she live knowing she'd had a chance to save him, but had failed? She pressed an arm across her stomach. Could the wizard be bartered with?