Five years after a brutal rejection, Aries is raising Draco's son, in secret. When a chance encounter reveals the truth, a furious Draco and a betrayed Theo force her to relive her trauma: a past of intercepted owls and a horrific assault by Ron Weasley that sent her running for safety. In a desperate bid for peace, Draco demands they all move into Malfoy Manor, forcing Aries to navigate a minefield of old wounds, new truths, and the fragile hope of a family she never thought she'd have.