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

Jesse pillowed his head on his arm and tried, unsuccessfully, to get comfortable. The heavy drapes blocked everything except the barest hint of moonlight, but Jesse’s eyes were accustomed to it. He could pick out general shapes and the occasional movement. And what he couldn’t see, he could hear.


Like the sound of soft material rustling, rubbing against wood.


The shadows weren’t shifting. Part of Jesse wondered if he was imagining things. But the whispers of fabric kept coming back, spectral reminders of his lovers at the head of the bed. Was a pillow rubbing against the headboard? It sounded too thick for that. But there was nothing else there, nothing but the silk scarves Gideon had chosen to bind Emma’s wrists with, and she wouldn’t…


Except maybe she was. Her breathing didn’t sound any different. In fact, he could barely discern her breathing at all. Was she awake? He stretched his senses, trying to feel the soft satisfaction that always permeated her sleep.


Chapter 24