Having Jesse home again is the only reason Gideon Keel needs to celebrate.  But their private party at Sangre screeches to a premature halt when their home is raided, Dominique is taken by Children's Services, and Jesse's counterpart is arrested.  Meanwhile, Emma's case has been reopened, but that is only the beginning of the fallout.<br><br>Jesse and Gideon must draw new boundaries for their relationship, deal with new rules and expectations in their lives, and stay one step ahead of Foster, the immortal who will stop at nothing to destroy Jesse before he can take his place as a proper Guardian.

The Age of Retribution

“Okay, I’ve let you talk.” Gideon turned back to his spread, mentally running through the order of the spell. “Now get out of here.”


“Tell me if you’re going to use it.”


“What happened to going quietly, John?”


A sigh, and then a footstep. “At least have the courtesy of stopping by later and telling me how it went. Though I suppose if you don’t show, that’ll be my answer in and of itself.”


Gideon ignored him. He didn’t need more distractions than he already had. Jesse was expecting the spell to start soon.


By the time he broke and glanced over his shoulder, John was gone.


Chapter 65