I finally have everything I've ever wanted—four incredible guardians who love me as fiercely as I love them. Too bad an ancient god just decided to make me his muse.

The bonds between us have never been stronger. Dominion, Zorrander, Gideon, and Lynx are finally mine completely, and the heat between us could set the world on fire. But the world is already burning.

Plastos the Creator—one of humanity's original architects—has returned to restore his "artwork" to its perfect design. Cities reshape into geometric nightmares. Humans are carved into living sculptures. And he's obsessed with me as the ultimate corruption that needs his personal touch.

He doesn't want my cooperation. He wants my blood, my bones, my pain. I'm the lynchpin in his ultimate spell.

While my guardians tear through dimensions trying to find me, I'm strapped to a marble altar being systematically broken and healed and broken again. But it's time I realize my true power.

Because I'm not the Key that unlocks his apocalypse.

I'm the Key that breaks it.

Dominion—my fierce battle angel whose protective fury now burns hotter than divine fire.

Zorrander—my ancient demon lord whose careful control shatters beautifully when it comes to me.

Gideon—my brutal nephilim whose devotion runs deeper than his pain.

Lynx—my predatory demon whose territorial nature has evolved into something devastatingly possessive.

They've claimed me completely. But claiming me and keeping me alive are two very different things.

Some sacrifices save the world. Others just make you a target.