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

And there was strength. He never needed to be told that vampires were strong. Now it flowed through him. It fueled him. His own power flared in response, and he let it flow backward to gain strength before Emma mirrored it back to him. It was the feedback loop, only now it wasn’t a simple loop. Nothing existed, except through Gideon.


Emma made a small sound in the back of her throat, but her eyelids remained shut, her body leaning more heavily against Gideon’s. When Gideon lifted his head, the burn in his eyes, gone golden as he’d vamped out from the influx of emotions, did as much to fuel Jesse as the reinforced connection. His grip tightened on Jesse’s wrist. It might have been excruciating under other circumstances.


“I’m sorry,” he murmured. The conciliation slamming through the loop nearly knocked Jesse back onto his ass. “All I can say is I’m trying.”


Chapter 74