Arson forces Gideon Keel and his human lovers, Jesse Madding and Emma Coolidge, to find a new home after all their possessions are destroyed. Jesse and Emma are drawn to a decaying mansion that once served as a boarding school, but has long since sat abandoned. With its winding halls and haphazard wings, its private chapel, and its two-story library, the house is too fascinating to refuse.<br><br>But something sinister lurks in those winding halls. Something violent and dark. Something that locks the house, steals Gideon’s memories, possesses Emma’s body, and threatens Jesse’s life on the evening of their housewarming party. As the night progresses and the body count increases, Jesse must find a way to stop Gideon from killing their friends. Even harder, Jesse must convince the vampire who doesn’t remember him, or the love the three of them share, to fight for their lives.

Dominion

When she had first opened her eyes and seen the worry in his brilliant blue eyes, Emma had been prepared for the worst. It was a relief to hear that everybody was safe, and though the thought of losing all their belongings stung, Emma had been without for so much of her adult life that it was inconsequential. Jesse and Gideon were what mattered most, and they were both safe and healthy.


“I don’t know how long I’ll last tonight,” she confessed. “I didn’t want to sleep more at the hospital because I didn’t want the doctors to have an excuse to keep me for another day.”


Jesse caressed the bare skin just above her shirt collar. “Then you shouldn’t be up anyway. You should let me take you to bed.”


Emma tilted her eyes up to his. “On one condition.”


“We will scour Chicago tomorrow. We won’t rest until we find the perfect place.”


She smiled. “At this point, I’ll settle for slightly used. Okay. You win.”


Chapter 17