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The e erupted fro

The goop rained down on us like black gold, Texas tea

I swiped it out of ht "Should we call an ambulance? Does anyone know CPR?"

"I’m certified" Saldana knelt beside Eva "Does he need resuscitation?"

As if in answer, Chuch fell out of his chair and hit the floor with a thump, but Eva shooed us away as she felt for a pulse "I think he’s okay He’s just out What the hell happened?"

"An excellent question" I raised a brow at Jesse He was either unspeakably clever for sabotaging things this way or a careless idiot in this instance "You brought so around?"

"Just the one! I really thought it was hers"

Eva glared "Never et hi to Chance and Saldana, so I got out of the way Dolores sighed, looking around the filthy kitchen "No ice crea home to take a shower This was not theyou" That sounded lame, even to ed the carton of Cookies ’n’ Cream as she headed out I didn’t blaunk, I could use sorunted as they carted Chuch down the hall to the bathroom and dropped him in the tub fully clothed He ca down on him "What the fuck?" The ainst the shoall "Shit, that hurt worse than the time the Chevy fell on me"

"Shhh" Eva brushed the wet hair away from his face "I’m so sorry, mi vida I didn’t knoould be like that"

"So," Chance said "They were still able to hurt her after death, and through her, you"

"It has to be a warlock with a flair for necro, summon shadows like Maris described, and torture her spirit after death?" Saldana’sto her so she couldn’t talk, and if we don’t free her, she’ll go lanced athis head toward Chance--"but I’d consider it a personal favor if you’d helpthe way We can’t leave her like that"

I agreed, but I hoped it wouldn’t co a dead wo Min We had limited time and manpower Maybe, just ht with us

Or et inside I wished I didn’t like him so much

"Go see if Booke’s still awake" Chuch sounded hoarse fro

We filed out of the bathrooht ar?"

"No," I said first And then I thought of so "Could you do me a favor?"

Saldana raised a brow, and I sensedof Chance’s attention "Probably Maybe," he a souson and Clayton Mann for me? They’re a couple of assholes with a score to settle I’h a third party like Min, but make sure they’re still in jail, okay? I want to rule out their involvement in this mess"

"Sure" Jesse nodded "That I can do I’ll call you toht Thanks"

Once Saldana left, Chance ot a towel from the linen closet, I went to the coed to say Hi to Booke in the littleHe answered right away, even though it had to be close to two am there, if not later

Hello, Chuch How are you? he replied

It’s not Chuch This is Corine Can we talk? I don’t type very fast That was an understateet that written

Absolutely I’ll call Just click the accept button

I could handle that, I hoped As Booke said, it was just that si to either side of the ht?"

"No, not really" I outlined the evening’s events for hiht be able to help"

"I runtled "This is what I get for living in Stoke All we have is pottery"

My geography sucked I couldn’t even iine where in Great Britain that was, not that it hts?"

"Well, your friend is right" I heard pages rustling "There’s a spell known to practitioners as spirit wrack It’s quite dangerous as it bonds the life force of the warlock to his undead minions Very feill risk it, as a sudden ter death for the practitioner It offers control over them, however, even in the afterlife In this way, the departed can be bound to objects, forced to serve as oracles or--"

I interjected, "Could it be used to torture spirits? Prevent the someone what they know?"

"Yes, I expect it could"

"Hoe stop so we can find the one responsible"