Lord Sesshomaru returned for his human ward to find her changed. Rin is different from the little girl that had followed him blindly. Quickly they fall in love, much to the lord's irritation. He is faced with the choice of following his life ruled by duty or choosing his love for Rin. One choice will have dire consequences and the other will tie him forever in a loveless union.

Rin is now 16 years old and residing in Sesshoumaru's great castle in the West. When politics and war threaten to rip her from the only home she's ever known, she utilizes her Lord's feelings for her to try and convince him to let her stay. Will he be persuaded? What happens when someone all too familiar threatens to rip their lives to shreds? Just when it seems clear.. [Complete]

Everything I had done in my life seemed to lead up to this moment. The moment when I found myself bound inextricably to a man I didn’t love, trapped in a life I didn’t want. And if I left him, I would be entirely alone.

With Naraku's new incarnation comes an obsession to destroy Kagome, who is becoming more and more powerful as she unleashes new powers and her relationship with Inuyasha is strengthened.