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

A thrill rolled through Gideon. Even if they were here for other reasons, seeing Jesse offering his body like this, watching the others drool and trip over themselves to get to him first, made Gideon ache with the desire to fuck him raw himself. This was often the best part about going to Sangre. Vampires fed on desire as much as blood. And in spite of everything else, Jesse wanted this.


Gideon refrained from openly rubbing his cock, taking a step back to allow the others room. “Let’s see how much come we can make my slut take. Who wants to be first?”


On the drive over to the club, Jesse had been resigned. It needed to be done. Gideon going on his own wasn’t an option, and Jesse recalled the eager anticipation that used to mark their visits to the club. Each wisp of excitement would be derailed by something akin to guilt. Going to the club required complete surrender. Wouldn’t it be a farce to surrender control he didn’t have?


Chapter 48