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

At some point in the night, Emma crawled into bed next to him and slept half atop his chest. Gideon pulled her into his arms and slept better those hours she stayed than he had any other. When he stirred at dawn, though, she was already gone—off helping Jesse with whatever he was doing to try and solve this dilemma with her empathic abilities.


Gideon rolled over and pulled the blanket over his head. He wasn’t ready to face Jesse in the aftermath of their argument.


Another dream. Another lock of his muscles. Frozen. Impotent. Panicked.


Something soft whispered across the back of his neck.


Emma’s voice broke through the stasis, and the dream scattered to the far corners of his consciousness. He didn’t open his eyes, but the softness returned. Warm, he realized. Her lips burned away the last remaining vestiges.


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