Samantha and John-Kuno have entered the final starlight ceremony: mutatis and they are joined in mind, body and spirit. When Sam is kidnapped, only John has the power to find her. He knows the person responsible for stealing his beloved is the same one who has taken Harimal and the other shifters prisoner. And John knows that time is running out--the longer he and Sam are separated the chances are Starlight Madness will destroy them. Imprisoned by the evil starlord, Harimal and Samantha must pretend submission, and live within the dream-reality it has created for its own pleasure...