I gulped as I grabbed Jacob's hand. He gave me a reassuring squeeze, his calloused fingers warm against mine. Seth took my other hand, his grip steady and strong.
"You can do this, baby," Seth said, extending his other hand to give me a rose gold ring with a single ruby set in its center—the same fiery hue as my Phoenix flames. "This will stabilize your connection to this realm, meaning there won't be unexpected time lapses like last time."
I slid it onto my finger, the metal warm against my skin as if it had already attuned to my magic. Jacob's ring—a band of dark tungsten etched with some runes—pulsed faintly where our hands were joined, its magic syncing with Seth's to create an anchor between realms.
"Just focus on the Phoenix Realm like last time," Jacob murmured. "That's all you
