Rescuing their missing third was supposed to be the difficult part. But Jesse Madding and Gideon Keel are learning their work is only beginning.<br><br>One month after her return to her normal life, Emma Coolidge seems to be healthy and well-adjusted from the time she spent captive in a hell dimension. Every night, though, reveals the depths of her trauma. She doesn't dream; she sleepwalks. When Gideon catches her unconsciously searching for a book about dimensional magic, he knows that it's time to put an end to her torment.<br><br>But Emma isn't the only who can't seem to adjust. Jesse doesn't know how to handle his new powers when he's with Emma. Gideon fears that neither of his lovers need him at all anymore. And always, there's the fear Castelain will return to seize Emma, the prize she has already claimed as her own.

The Price of His Redemption

Forgetting the opener, Gideon flew up the stairs, three at a time. The book had slipped from Emma’s lap, and he pushed it the rest of the way off to bundle her in his arms. Her body was warm, too, her temperature slightly elevated. Not feverish, and certainly not as warm as the letter opener, but enough to be noticeable, enough for him to rise to his feet.


She hung limp against him as he carried her out of the library and back to their room. If not for the heat rising from her skin, he would have just thought her asleep. Even her pulse was completely normal, and her eyes darted behind their lids like she was in REM. What he’d seen hadn’t been normal, though.


Chapter 4