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

“If Gideon really did what you said he did, do you think he’s the one responsible for the lights going out, too?”


“No. The doors slammed, too. Didn’t you hear them? He couldn’t have been responsible for that. Besides, Gideon…he doesn’t need the dark to hunt people.”


“What’s going on?” Michelle demanded. From the edge in her tone, Jesse thought she must have heard at least half of his response.


“Gideon…he’s feeding on people. His first victim was Rita.”


Jesse swallowed. “Gideon is hunting.”


“Then we’ll have to kill him.” The words were calm, but the fire in Michelle’s eyes did not come from the candles.


Michelle’s face hardened and Jesse felt approximately three feet tall. “I have tolerated that monster in my city for the past century. That is a century too long, Jesse. He’s murdered an innocent woman. Even you can’t defend that.”


Chapter 43