Book 3 of the Descendant of Merlin series. Together at last, Isabella and Severus have found a strange freedom in each other. But Darkness is stirring again in the wizarding world and they will have to use their unique talents and mentalities to navigate a new era of instability. When Harry Potter returns to the world of magic his presence seems to bring the worst out in Severus. Can Isabella handle feeling like she will always come second to Severus' lost love, or will the demons of her husband's past drive a wedge between them?