The golden light intensified until the entire chamber blazed like a second sun. Through our quad bond, I felt my mates pouring everything they had into the unified magic, their love and determination flowing through me like liquid fire.

But I also felt something else. A terrible pulling sensation, as if the universe itself was trying to tear me away from them.

"The dimensional barrier is weakening," Theron shouted over the magical storm. "The Shadow Emperor's projection is creating a rift ...