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

Until Gideon had quietly asked, “Do you trust me no matter what?”


How else was she supposed to answer him?


He’d promised to honor her limits. Jesse had appeared horror-stricken at the initial suggestion, but he had never spoken up, never uttered a single word of dissent. That was part of Gideon’s lesson, after all. This wasn’t about what Jesse and Emma wanted. It was about definitively learning Gideon was in control.


As Gideon pulled up in front of the building, a uniformed valet rushed around to his door, opening it for him to get out. Emma tracked his path, his figure dark and imposing as he passed in front of the headlights. She edged away from her door when he approached. It wouldn’t do to tumble out onto the sidewalk and hurt herself before she even got inside.


Shadows hid Gideon’s face. All she saw was the stretch of his hand. “Come,” he said softly.


Chapter 33