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

“I love you,” Gideon said softly. “But sometimes, I don’t know what the fuck to do with you.”


Jesse desperately wanted to lean forward and kiss him. He wanted to rest his head on Gideon’s shoulder. Jesse just wanted to touch him.


Gideon reached out and touched the puncture marks on Jesse’s neck. He didn’t stroke them. Instead, he placed a fingertip over each hole, and, not looking away, pressed as hard as he could.


Jesse squeezed his eyes shut as Gideon applied pressure to the bruised skin, and his cock jerked. He wasn’t sure which prompted his reaction—the pain or the clear message. But he tilted his head, groaning when Gideon moved his fingers in a slow circle, digging the tips deeper into his flesh.


“You took it this morning like you used to,” Gideon mused. “We haven’t fucked like that in months.”


Chapter 67