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

“I don’t know,” she finally said. “I need to think about it.”


“That’s fine. We don’t have a deadline on this or anything. And, Ethan, we don’t have to do this tonight, either. If you want to sleep on it, it’s no problem.”


“I’ll go talk to Michelle, then. We can also talk about making the arrangements to send you home. I’m sure you’re ready to sleep in your own bed again.”


Ethan nodded. Emptying his cup, he stood and took it over to the sink. “It’s probably time for me to figure out what I’m going to say to my family about being gone for so long. I’m not sure they’re going to buy the whole, ‘I was being held hostage by a dimension-hopping psycho because she wanted to use me as a battery’ story.”


“Derek’s already started filling in the lines to connect your disappearance with Emma’s,” Gideon said. “If you wait a day or two, you’ll have all the proof you need.”


Chapter 77