s**t was hitting the fan and getting ready to blow back on us if we didn't do something. Whatever the black mass was it had no intentions of letting go of Aurelius' body. Although completely black, the thing looked like a misshapen man. "We've got to f*****g do something!" I yelled and grabbed Braeden's arm. "What else did Ren teach you about this spell!?" Oliver started toward Kyler, but I grabbed his arm. "We have to help them!" "We will, Oliver, but we can't just rush into something we know nothing about. Braeden?" Braeden shrugged, and I considered punching him in the face, hoping to knock some long-forgotten information loose. He needed to take a break from worrying so damned much and use his head to think. "Wait," Braeden said. "Ren was always trying to teach me secret hexes and

