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

“I still want to see you in the nipple clamps,” Jesse murmured. “With your hands in cuffs…and your feet in the stirrups. Maybe use the flogger on your stomach…on the top of your thighs…across your breasts.”


Emma looked up at him through her lashes, licking one final time along his cock before settling back. “I want that, too. Will you, please, Jesse? It’s been too long.”


It took a moment in her desire-addled state to discern what he meant. He’d meant to have Gideon use the flogger, which made sense. Gideon didn’t often trust Jesse to be prudent enough on Emma; the feedback loop their lust made between them often spiraled both of them out of control. But right now, Emma wanted Jesse’s hands on her. It was Jesse’s strength she had to learn, and for as much as everything else felt the same, she needed to be certain, once and for all, what his being a Guardian meant. Would he be able to resist the pull of their emotions and not go too far?


Chapter 9