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 ripple started after her seventh jump. It was small and barely noticeable, but when she appeared for the eighth time near the shattered doorway, Jesse felt it again. A wave of raw power, still slight but growing. On the ninth teleport, it barreled a path through his gut, tearing into his cells with a primal force he now recognized.


She was trying to break down the dimensional walls around him. The power it released from fighting back was leeching into his flesh.


The dimension didn’t care where it took the energy to heal itself. Every time he teleported, he sacrificed a bit of his own energy in order to heal the fresh scars he left from the move. Instead of sacrificing her own power, she was forcing Jesse to pay for each of her jumps—while staying out of his reach. He moved farther from Emma, hoping Castelain would follow him to focus on his power.


Chapter 72