Stopping a murder that happened forty years earlier may be the only way to heal a tortured mind ...<br><br>Six months after Jesse Madding is brutally tortured by Marcus Brooker, he is still experiencing flashbacks, panic attacks, and jumping at his own shadow. His lovers, Gideon Keel and Emma Coolidge, would do anything to help him, but Jesse refuses to be hospitalized for treatment, or even visit a therapist. Desperate for a change, Gideon and Emma suggest a radical solution.<br><br> Jesse wants to fix his life. More than anything, he wants to be normal again. He doesn't want to live in fear. He doesn't want to be ashamed of his scarred and mutilated body. He doesn't want to shy away from Gideon's touch. Certain that the holding pattern will kill him, he agrees to Gideon and Emma's proposed solution: travel to an alternative dimension and save Marcus Brooker from witnessing Mary's grisly murder ... in order to save Brooker's soul.

Chaos and Communion

“Come here, boy,” came the husky command.


He waited until Jesse had turned completely around, hooking his hands beneath his armpits and hauling him up so that he was stretched out along Gideon’s length. His eyes dropped to Jesse’s mouth, and while his tongue ran over his lower lip, his fangs slowly descended. In Jesse’s mind, it looked like slow motion as Gideon reached to kiss him, his heart pounding in anticipation of the fresh sting the caress would bring.


Hot blood splashed over his lips and tongue before Gideon caught it. He chased each drop, lapping it, letting it warm his mouth. Jesse didn’t pull away from the sting, shivering each time Gideon pulled another thread of blood from his lips. Gideon had complete control over his fangs, and the sharp points didn’t catch Jesse’s mouth again until the taste of blood faded. A fresh trickle drifted down his chin and Gideon pulled away to catch that as well.


Chapter 41