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

“But we can’t go back to the way it used to be. I understand why you want to. For a while, you were the best thing in my life. You got the sort of attention you deserved—the sort I can’t spare anymore. Maybe we should try to find some middle ground.”


“Until Michelle moves us out of here, at least.”


Jesse’s lips thinned. “I don’t…I don’t think that’s going to happen, Dominique.”


“You really are living on another planet if you think Michelle’s going to want to stick around here longer than she has to.”


“She wants me to do what I need to do in order to completely assume her powers. In the near future. Do you know what that means?”


“Yeah, it means you’re not going to need her anymore, so she can move us out.”


Jesse considered nodding and saying, “Yes, that’s exactly it.”But lying to her wouldn’t do her any favors. “She’s not going to survive it. That’s why I haven’t done it yet.”


Chapter 50