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

“You don’t have to make her watch, Sir,” Jesse tried.


“Why? Because you want to protect her?” The hurlbat carved an arc over his right nipple. Blood dripped down over the puckered flesh, sensitizing it further. “There are more ways than that to protect her, boy.”


When the blade caught the tender skin of his inner arm, Jesse hissed at the same time Emma cried out. He glanced over to see her hands gripping the cage, knuckles white, mouth pinched. But even as the sting radiated through his body, he couldn’t ignore the burn it added to his blood. Under other circumstances, he would beg for more. He would plead with Gideon to clean the blood away, then slice Jesse open again to feed until he was glutted. The oblivion that always followed made it all worth it.


The look in Gideon’s eyes when his lips and fangs were stained scarlet made it even more so.


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