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

“One of them’s asleep.” Gideon’s low voice drifted back to him as he guided Jesse around the side of the house. The back yard was partially paved out, with a picnic table at the far end next to a barbecue. Moonlight gave more illumination than the streetlights, and the spotty lawn looked black and silver under the velvety sky. “I can’t tell you which one.” He pointed upward to a small window in the corner. “But that’s where both of them are.”


Gideon gripped the door handle and gave it a good tug, easily breaking the weak lock.


“Hopefully, it’s the screamer. And if I do this right, she’ll stay asleep.”


Chapter 22