Born with the ability to read emotions, Emma Coolidge leads a life of self-imposed seclusion. Until she is saved by Gideon Keel and Jesse Madding, who befriend her and introduce her to people who can help her create a normal life. Everything is great but for one small problem. Emma longs to be more than friends with Gideon and Jesse, and wants to be part of their darker games involving bondage and sadism, but believes her desire can be nothing but a private fantasy.<br><br>Gideon adores Jesse and wants nothing more than to give him everything he wants. When Gideon realizes Jesse wants Emma, as well, he decides to invite Emma into their games. But first Jesse and Gideon are forced to investigate a string of grave desecrations. They must unravel the mystery of who is stealing Black John's power, why, and how to reverse it before they can devote their time and energy to their mutual desire for a third in their bed.

Mosaic Moon

Things hadn’t always been like this with Emma. When did everything start to get weird?


And speaking of weird, what was Gideon trying to tell him? He kept replaying their two conversations about Emma and Ethan over in his mind, and they still didn’t make sense.


He picked up his pencil and started doodling on the paper. Larger and larger circles on the yellow legal pad. Emma would be getting ready for her date now. Gideon would want to know where they went that afternoon. John was waiting for his phone call. Jesse wished he could put everything on hold, check out, worry about it later.


The sudden opening of Gideon’s door startled him from his reverie. His head snapped up, but Gideon’s was bowed, scowling as he peered at the refolded map in his hand.


“Do we have another map of Wisconsin anywhere?” he asked. “I spilled my blood all over this one, and now I can’t see any of the red roads.”


Chapter 14