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

Michelle already waited for them, looking a little impatient. Jesse felt more than a little impatient, too, but only because he knew he was only minutes away from putting Emma’s mind at ease—and by extension, Gideon’s.


Emma stood with her hands at her side, her eyes locked on Jesse’s face as he began reciting the words. Even under the weight of Emma’s gaze, his mind didn’t stray from the required incantation. For a moment, everything blurred, like his eyes were relaxing. For a moment, there were two Emma’s standing in front of him, the space between them growing wider as he spoke. Then as he muttered the final word, the two shapes were joined once more, and she glowed, brighter than the dimensional walls surrounding her.


“Emma…I need you to transmit something. Anything.”


Her eyes held their own sort of luminance, dark with sudden fear. “Without touching you?” When he nodded, she took a deep breath. “Okay.”


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