Jesse Madding wakes up one morning to discover everything has changed and he is completely alone, both Emma and Gideon gone. Betrayed by the last person he’d expect, the life he once had is over, and a new existence must somehow be forged.<br><br>Aching with the loss, Jesse vows to do everything he can to overcome the lies, return home, and find the vampire that makes his life worth living.

A Renaissance in Blood

Jesse didn’t know if it was a result of passing time, his training, or both, but each time he left JT’s flat, he became more hyperaware of the dimensional walls. Not just the weak spots. There were literally layers of reality surrounding them. They shimmered, changed colors, shifted. The dimension seemed to be a living specimen, evolving and responding to him. He couldn’t stop seeing them. It was a strange double vision. JT must have seen it, too, but he didn’t mention it. Maybe he didn’t even notice it anymore. Jesse would have asked about it, but JT always responded with a combination of shock and confusion, and even pity, when Jesse asked straightforward questions.


“I’m still not sure I feel comfortable doing all this on my own,” Jesse admitted as they walked through a wave of blue air. Blue was good, if Jesse remembered correctly. It meant that was an area nobody had tried to exploit or corrupt. Most of Hyde Park was a surprising shade of blue.


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