The world is burning along the Lines now-doors opening where they should not, thresholds collapsing, and the Keeper's shadow stretching farther than ever before. Ari Vega, once an uncertain artist, now stands at the center of a cosmic unraveling they never believed themselves capable of surviving.Bound by choice and resonance, Tess Calder refuses to leave Ari's side, even as the cost of their connection grows heavier. Their found family-Priya, Asha, Mars-rallies around them, but every answer reveals deeper dangers, and every step forward demands a sacrifice.As Lena's fragmented return accelerates and the Keeper tightens its grip, Ari must confront the truth of who they are, what they carry, and what the universe has been reshaping them to become.The final battle is not between good and evil, but between the person Ari fears they are... and the one they have the courage to be.A sweeping sapphic romantic fantasy about chosen family, cosmic identity, and the sacred ashes from which we rise.