Allison didn't take back her rules before she died.

She also hadn't broken the spell she'd put on Hendry and me to tie up our tongues whenever we talked about the church or the hanging ritual.

Color me surprised. But in some ways, it was good we couldn't tell anyone about the ritual that could give another witch more power. We didn't need a repeat performance of someone like Allison.

About a week after the whole ordeal, Hendry and I stood outside the ...