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

But Jesse didn’t let anything distract him from Foster. Foster would use any window of opportunity Jesse offered, even if it was only a few seconds. A few seconds would be enough time to bury the hurlbat in Jesse’s chest.


“Your lack of surprise only means I was right.” Foster wasn’t even paying attention to Jesse yet; his eyes were locked on Gideon. “You and that boy are idiots.”


In the space of time Jesse had looked away, Gideon had vamped out. “Jesse’s a better man than you’ll ever be.”


“Oh?” The hurlbat sliced through the air, sickeningly close. Gideon jumped back, only to have his heel land in a circle of flames that hadn’t been there a moment earlier, forcing him toward the dimensional tear again. “How ‘bout we test that theory?”


Chapter 67