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 this was a very different situation. The tattoos had function other than foreplay. The ink etched beneath their skin came from the same source, with the same purpose. It gave the bastardized spell an anchor to hold them together, because they had no way of knowing just how long it would be before Emma’s body and spirit rejected it. The Guardian powers were already distilled between himself and Michelle. As far as anybody knew, nobody had ever attempted to distill it between three people before.


“I’m ready whenever you are,” she said, matching his tone.


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