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

The dimension itself couldn’t afford it. 14


Once Jesse made his decision, he realized that was the easy part. And the hard part wouldn’t be traveling to an unknown dimension, potentially to face down Castelain once again. The hard part would be explaining the entire situation to Emma and Gideon, and then informing them of what he planned to do. He didn’t want to see fear in their eyes. He didn’t want Emma to think she was some sort of puppet, or Gideon to be angry because even now, even when they had her home and safe, it still wasn’t over.


He waited until he was certain they were both in the bedroom before abandoning the sanctuary of his library to join them. Emma still had a haunted, worried look in her eye, though she tried to disguise it by reading a book. It was almost enough to make him change his mind. But he couldn’t avoid talking to her forever. Maybe she saw something similar in his eyes, because she put down her book and squared her shoulders.


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