The ring was supposed to symbolize forever.Calli thinks she's making a bold stand when she cuts ties with the Diamond Bearers. Instead, she's left isolated, unprotected-exactly where her enemies want her. Hunted by Max and used by a woman with new abilities, Calli becomes the perfect pawn in a deadly game meant to break Crimson once and for all.Now, the ring given to her through love is fusing to her body, triggered by surges of anger and fear. As tensions run high and the threat of a cosmic blast grows ever closer, Calli must unite unlikely allies and expose long-buried secrets, while mastering her emotions as she faces the truth about what she's becoming.