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

“I’ll distract him when you go book shopping. You distract him when I go picking out decorations.”


Jesse sighed, a light note of sadness filtering through him. “My books. I’m going to miss them.” He settled on the mattress between her legs and licked the seam of her thigh. “Who is going to distract him when we pick out the biggest house we can find?”


“Silly man,” she teased. The words caught and rolled when his tongue skimmed her outer lips, the slightest of touches punctuated by his soft, warm breath. “We go during the day. This is one time his being stuck inside will work to our advantage.”


She felt more than heard Jesse’s laughter. “We still need to get the money from him.” His finger slid down her slit, then back up, his nail brushing against her clit. “How do we get blood from a stone?”


Chapter 19