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

Without rising, she swept her arm to the side, sparks dancing from her uninjured fingertips. They landed on the wet floor, and the blood glowed, rushing together to form tendrils of red that ran along the cracks. A hum filled the air. It replaced the wind, growing increasingly shrill, and sped the blood along, faster and faster as it coalesced into a delicate, though intricate, pattern. A moment too late, Jesse realized where the web was heading. His frustrated shout did nothing to stop it from encircling Emma’s huddled form at the wall.


Emma shrank back, trying to avoid the encroaching blood, but it reached her shoes and slithered beneath the legs of her jeans. When she attempted to lift her feet, nothing happened.


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