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

But he couldn’t live with Dominique, Grace, and David on his conscience. And he knew now without a doubt that he couldn’t even function without Gideon.


“Tell him he has a deal if he gives me proof that all of you are safe.”


She repeated Jesse’s words. Jesse waited, but Dominique didn’t add anything more, remaining silent as if in her own state of stasis.


JT’s gasp jerked Jesse’s attention to the side, and he looked over in time to see JT crouching down at a bleeding David’s side. “Is he there?” Dominique blurted over the phone. “Tell me you got him, Jess. And he’s not inside out or anything like that.”


“He’s here. He’ll be fine. He’s bleeding, though. Is anybody else bleeding?”


“You got your proof, Jesse.” Foster’s voice caught in, sounding as relaxed as it had back in their dimension. “Five minutes. Then you get ashes.”


Chapter 81