A year after the aborted attempt to seize the ring finds Aiden on edge. He knows they'll try again; their previous agent proclaimed as much. When his true father appears, not the man who raised him, more answers appear amid a flurry of questions. He's set on a path to determine not just his fate, but those of all around him. From its dark corner, the ring engages where it can, hides where it must, and hopes for a brighter future. The ancient relic, forged in the darkest of worlds, has cost Aiden dearly; he will have no other children but the daughter he made with Catherine, the woman he despises. Yet Cindy is the key to a hopeful bargain and a brilliant future. To build the links guiding his way forward, Aiden must return, reconnect, and he must make amends. Only once those around him are empowered, unfettered, and enlightened, will he have any chance of winning the upcoming struggle. When Leah, a hardened new agent, arrives, she tries her best, but fails, then rediscovers a need deep within herself. A desire those who sent her hadn't quite erased. Will Aiden become the route to her salvation? This is the third book chronicling Aiden's adventures within The Ring Saga.