Season 2

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Werewolf Lore & Mates | Supernatural Lore

Mikah Navarro

Gabriel Jackson

Tabitha

Adair

Yanira Aranda (Mikah's sire)

Celeste (Adair's wife)

Soledad - vampire from Yanira's camp

-mentioned: Kadmos (Adair's older brother) - Torn Between Alphas: Orla's first husband

The Desert Vampire Council - Councilwoman 1 (red pantsuit), Councilwoman 2 (opera gown), Terrence, Aurelia (witch), Inigo, Penny (receptionist)

The Sonoran Pack - Alpha Darren (werecoyotes) + 12 pack members

The Fae - The Boss

## Synopsis

#### Ch 1 - TABITHA

Hearing Mikah needs to find his sire to turn into a vampire again both scares and upsets her because she still needs to find Dani. But, she couldn't leave because Mikah was dying and needed to do this side quest to save him. Mikah and Gabriel start to bicker about making plans and Tabitha goes outside, Adair follows. She asks him about the Fae they fought in the bar and he tells her that he knows powerful people who will handle it for him. Tabitha goes back to Mikah, Gabriel, and Ras to find the next step; which is to get some rest. Ras then tells the group that Adair has attracting attention and the council doesn't like when people cause problems in their city. She tells him to start explaining the trouble he's in.

#### Ch 2 - MIKAH

Mikah feels guilty for tying Adair to their group due to their shared history. Adair admits he's not really with them just because he wants to find the orb but because it's not safe for him to travel alone. Mikah asks for more information, and Adair says that some Dark Fae he crossed in the Fe world have come to the mortal world to get their revenge. Ras leaves to try to get them an appointment with the council while they rest. Gabriel sets Mikah up in bed, and Mikah appears ready to talk despite his weakness, but Gabriel dodges it. He offers his blood to Mikah instead; and when he drinks, he vomits it back up.

#### Ch 3 - GABRIEL

Tabitha comes into the room and wonders what happened, but he sends her out, and leaves Mikah to rest. Ras returns in the morning and finds the bloodied bedsheets. She gets upset because they were expensive and give Gabriel and Mikah a change of clothes. She tells them the council agreed to see only the both of them, but the council might sense Mikah's weakness and might not respect him because of it. Adair then offers his blood, which Gabriel gets upset about, and gets even more jealous when Mikah accepts and does not throw it up. Tabitha hears them about to take off and insists on joining them to see the council, but Ras refuses, and Tabitha realizes she has to stay back - alone with Adair.

#### Ch 4 - MIKAH

Tabitha is adamant about the guys leaving her alone with Adair. They joke that she's the one babysitting Adair, but Mikah gets irritated when she continues to refuse, stating it has nothing to do with her sister and it's safer for her to stay behind. In the car, Mikah notices his body is slowly returning back to it's weakened state and asks for the AC and radio to be turned down - but Gabriel appears to be in a mood and either ignores his requests or does the opposite. Ras alerts them to work out their differences while they stop at the gas station because once they are at the council, they need to be united. Mikah confronts Gabriel who admits he's jealous about Adair, Mikah clears the air by thanking Gabriel for his offering, and before they can continue their conversation Ras returns. They get to the council's headquarters and the receptionist informs them that they will only see Mikah alone.

#### Ch 5 - TABITHA

Tabitha realizes she left her phone in the kitchen and does not want to venture out to get it. She wonders what it means that she can negate magical powers and decides to go out to get something to eat. She ignores Adair and searches for food finding only canned goods and a fridge full of blood bags. She makes a bowl of cereal and decides to be polite and make one for Adair too. They start conversing and she calls him 'Your Highness' sarcastically, which changes his mood. She warns him not to get in her way when it comes to her sister and asks if he has siblings, which he admits he had an older brother named **Kadmos**. Suddenly, he pulls her into a room because there are multiple people outside. They break in and two people take Adair while Tabitha grabs the fireplace poker and takes out one of the other attackers, but one is behind her and knocks her out.

#### Ch 6 - MIKAH

Gabriel refuses to let Mikah go see the council alone, but Mikah assures him and Gabriel gives him a kiss. Mikah goes into the chamber and finds that there are five instead of six council members present and a witch. The first to speak is a woman in red pantsuit and amber-golden eyes. The second wears a black suit with gold rings on his fingers (Terrence). Another councilwoman, older with dark skin, and dressed for the opera states she hasn't heard a case like Mikah's in a few centuries. They wonder why they should help him since he does not fall under their domain. He tells them that word of a vampire losing his abilities can be seen as a weakness by the other supernatural beings, and admits he stands before them after having Fae blood, which they do not approve of. They ask how he will find his sire, Yanira Aranda. And, they say they can help slow the effects of loss of vampiric abilities while he finds his sire, but they need an ingredient: Tabitha.

#### Ch 7 - GABRIEL

Gabriel fidgets in the waiting room with Ras, and fifteen minutes go by before he starts getting anxious. When Mikah emerges from the chamber, Gabriel interrogates him. Mikah tells him they want Tabitha. Gabriel immediately refuses, but Mikah explains that they promised not to hurt her. Mikah insists it should be Tabitha's choice, so they start going back to the cabin. Gabriel asks about Mikah's sire, which he states the council knows where she is. He notices Mikah looking pale again and hates the idea that Mikah might need Adair's blood again. They get to the cabin and notice that it's been broken into and sees Adair fighting two Fae. Gabriel shifts and attacks one, knocking him out cold; while Ras helps Adair attack the other, but he runs away. Mikah comes in and asks where Tabitha is.

#### Ch 8 - TABITHA

Tabitha regains consciousness in a car trunk, gagged and bound. She kicks out a tail light and sees there are no buildings or streetlights while the car is driving off. She thinks about her abduction and worries if Adair is okay, wondering if this could be connected to Silas. When her kidnappers open the trunk, she manages to kick one in the face. He smacks her hard and drags her into a warehouse. She recognizes some people there as the Fae that attacked them in the bar, and a female Fae goes to get the Boss - by closing her eyes. When she opens them, they are no longer brown but silver, and asks why they brought a human instead of their target. They explain to 'the Boss' they are using her has leverage to get Adair to cooperate, but Tabitha tells them that is a fail. They insist that Adair had put up a fight to protect her. The Fae that got away enters the warehouse and tells them that they couldn't get Adair because the werewolf and vampires returned.

#### Ch 9 - MIKAH

Adair tells the group that the Fae had tracked them, attacked, and knocked out Tabitha. Then, while he was fighting they took her. Ras and Adair take the Fae that Gabriel had knocked out and tie him up. Gabriel splashes water on the Fae’s face to wake him up and Adair demands to know what happened to Tabitha. The Fae calls Adair a deserter and laughs at how he has fallen to care for a human. Ras asks what they want, and the Fae states they came for Adair and want no trouble with the others. Gabriel notices Mikah looking weaker and commands Adair to help him; Mikah feeds but realizes it’s not filling him up like last time.

#### Ch 10 - GABRIEL

Gabriel and Adair notice that Mikah’s feeding this time around seems different. He realizes in order to save Mikah they have to save Tabitha first, and in order to get to her, they had to break through their captive Fae. He picks up the Fae by his throat and demands to know where Tabitha is when suddenly his eyes begin to glow silver. Another voice speaks through the Fae and addresses Adair and tells him he has his girlfriend, clarifying it is Tabitha when everyone is confused as to who he is talking about. The Boss gives his terms: Adair comes alone to the location and she doesn’t die. When the Boss ‘leaves’, Gabriel demands to know if Adair did something to Tabitha for them to think she’s his girlfriend and insists that he help them get Tabitha back. Then, Mikah starts vomiting Adair’s blood and tells them to decide quickly because he’s running out of time

#### Ch 11 - MIKAH

Adair first wants to know what the council said before he can agree to helping them get Tabitha. Gabriel informs him that the council agreed to help Mikah temporarily but they want Tabitha in exchange. Gabriel then threatens to exchange Adair for Tabitha as she’s more important than he is. Ras steps in and tells them to cool off so they can think straight, and he asks her if there’s anything else she can think of to help Mikah. Mikah has a vision of Lina who is encouraging to give up the fight and join her, but he explains he needs to help get Tabitha and doesn’t want to leave Gabriel. She turns dark asking why he would choose him over her again and attacks him with the shadow demons. He awakens and Gabriel takes him to bed to rest, but Mikah is beginning to think it’s not worth it. Suddenly, Ras comes in and tells them Adair took off.

#### Ch 12 - TABITHA

Tabitha examines the warehouse she is in hoping for an escape route while they take her to a holding cell. She spots an emergency exit and realizes she needs a car once she’s out, but the Fae she’s being escorted by doesn't have keys. In her prison she looks for anything she can use as a weapon and sees a window which is too high for her to reach. She begins to wonder if they will come to rescue her. Suddenly, the window opens and someone comes inside. It’s Adair. He tells her he’s going to rescue her and when they embrace so he could jump with her out the window, the door opens. The lady Fae tells Adair that he took the bait and must really care for Tabitha. Tabitha uses this to fake their relationship and jump into his arms so that they are no longer in an enclosed space. She tells him to play along and then kisses him.

#### Ch 13 - GABRIEL

Gabriel thinks Adair ran away and has to go save Tabitha on his own as he had left Mikah back at the cabin with Ras. He goes to the warehouse the Fae had told him. He looks in the window and finds Tabitha and Adair surrounded by Fae, wondering how Adair got in there. He watches as Tabitha jumps to Adair and starts kissing him. He notices the Fae are as shocked as he is and takes the opportunity to shift and attack. This surprise attack gives him an advantage for a few Fae and then Adair joins the battle. Tabitha had managed to get a bucket over a Fae’s head and was beating him with it. The lady Fae (who has Alpha energy?) gets possessed by ‘the Boss’ who tells him it’s his duty to come back to them, and Adair uses his energy whip on her. Tabitha hugs Gabriel and they go to the car where his cell phone is ringing, it’s Ras telling them Mikah is out of time.

#### Ch 14 - MIKAH

Ras is driving Mikah and he’s having hallucinations or hauntings of possessed Lina and torturing himself about not being able to save anyone, even himself. Gabriel, Tabitha, and Adair meet up with him and Ras in a parking lot and he gets lost in a memory. They make it to the elevator and he blacks out

#### Ch 15 - GABRIEL

Gabriel begins to panic about Mikah deteriorating and Tabitha asks if Adair’s blood can help. Gabriel tells her it doesn’t work anymore but they need her because the council requested it. She begins to panic herself not knowing what she can do to help him. Adair gets upset wondering why they bothered to rescue her if she’s no use. They get to the receptionist who tells the group that the council only sees one guest at a time. Gabriel tells them Mikah is not able to walk in the chamber, but the receptionist tells them just the human. She makes a phone call and Gabriel, Tabitha, and Mikah are allowed to enter. Inside, the council knows that Tabitha is able to negate magic, and state that with her presence they can begin the binding ritual. The witch tells them that they will tie Mikah’s curse to Tabitha.

#### Ch 16 - MIKAH

Mikah refuses to have Tabitha bound to his curse. But the council tells them that Mikah will die by the end of the day if they don’t. Gabriel asks the council to explain what the binding ritual would do, but they tell him if it works she has the ability to stop magic. Aurelia, the witch, explains that her magic is seeded through the city, and when Tabitha entered she noticed a hole in her magic wherever she went. She tells them that the curse will be connected to Tabitha’s ability slow the effects on Mikah for 7 days. But after that, if his sire is still not found, he will die. Mikah ask what the payment will be, and they state that his sire must be brought to justice. They admit the vampires they sent after her have all been killed. They accept the deal and Aurelia gives them two purple vials to drink.

#### Ch 17 - TABITHA

Tabitha states she doesn’t feel any different after taking the potion. Mikah states that he believes the ritual worked and the council tells him that he has 7 days to find Yanira and bring her back or they will be next on the list. They state that when they fail, they die, so it doesn’t matter either way. Mikah goes to the receptionist to get the coordinates were Yanira was last seen and Adair asks Tabitha what’s so special about her. She recalls all the times Adair was nice to her and their most recent pretend kiss - except he was enjoying and participating in it as well. She thanks him for coming to rescue her, but he just states she was needed to save Mikah. They are about to leave when Tabitha asks Ras why she is not coming; she states she has business in the city. On the road, Tabitha is stuck with Adair in the backseat, and she notices a car driving close to them. She realizes it’s the Fae and warns the others that they’ve been discovered before their car is slammed into.

#### Ch 18 - GABRIEL

Gabriel attempts to lose the Fae and keep them from crashing. Adair climbs half-way out the window and Tabitha holds onto his legs while he uses his energy whips to attack the Fae. They drive into the desert to get off the road with traffic and Adair pops both the front tires of the Fae car. Mikah tells them he thinks he needs to feed and Gabriel offers his blood, but Mikah says it’s not urgent yet and can hunt wildlife when they stop. Gabriel takes the first exit with a motel and a diner and tells him to hunt now. He goes inside to get four rooms, but there are only two available. Tabitha and Adair are upset, but go to their room. Gabriel insists on Mikah just feeding from him, but he says he never wants to feed from him again.

#### Ch 19 - TABITHA

Tabitha watches Mikah and Gabriel arguing about feeding. Mikah explains that he doesn’t want to drink from Gabriel because his blood can become like a drug, and doesn’t want to accidentally hurt him. She leaves to go open the room door for Adair and they both eyeball where they will be staying for the night. She asks him what the other Fae meant when they said he had a duty he was running away from. Adair apologizes to her for dragging her in his mess, but does not answer her question. He thinks she may have heard something from the other Fae during her captivity and she threatens to maybe tell the others to find out more info, so he decides to tell her as long as they make a promise she won’t say anything. They shake on it and he tells her he comes from a family that has responsibilities and expectations on him as their heir and he doesn’t want it. She asks why, and he tells her because anything in the Fae world can be bad if used in the right way, and he could tell her or show her.

#### Ch 20 - MIKAH

Mikah is grateful for his vampire abilities returning and is hunting with Gabriel’s wolf in the desert at night for his meal. They enjoy chasing each other and take shelter when a sudden storm passes through. They have a loving sexual encounter, and afterwards they enjoy each other’s company when they realize they mind linked. Mikah asks how that’s possible as only mates are able to do so.

#### Ch 21 - GABRIEL

Gabriel is unable to filter his mind linking with Mikah, who is taking their situation in stride. But, for Gabriel, it is a big deal to be able to mind link in human form with someone else that is not an Alpha, and who happens to be a vampire. Still not filtering his content, Mikah gets most of what Gabriel is thinking about, and Gabriel gets upset that Mikah is in his head, which hurts his feelings... Mikah decides to go back and check on Tabitha and Adair. On their way back, Gabriel thinks they can get some privacy if they just focus to control the mind link. He hears Mikah's chatter in his head about ice cream, and tells him how to focus his mind to stop broadcasting to him. Suddenly, they hear howling.

#### Ch 22 - TABITHA

Tabitha is enchanted by Adair's eyes, lips, scent, voice... He asks her if she wants the demonstration of how some Fae things can be bad even if they feel good. She is about to nod yes entranced when she suddenly jumps back and slaps him. He laughs and tells her she's unlike other human girls and with her around the trip won't be boring. She focuses on her cell phone and scrolls though her apps to ignore Adair. Then, she tells him he still did not answer her question, but he continues to dodge it. She realizes it's late and wonders if Mikah and Gabriel are okay. Instead, Adair asks her if she's okay because she's the only way Mikah is keeping alive. Suddenly, their door handle jiggles, and Adair jumps up to block Tabitha.

#### Ch 23 - GABRIEL

Gabriel walks into Tabitha and Adair's room in his naked human form. Mikah tells them they have to leave as they ran into a pack of wolves in the desert. Gabriel is not sure if they are werewolves as he can't recognize their scent. They make it outside when they notice the wolves are waiting for them across the highway. Mikah asks if they can be diplomatic towards them first before they start attacking as they were on their territory. Gabriel reluctantly agrees and Mikah tells him to do it as they may be willing to talk with one of their own. He goes to the pack and finds that their scents are different, and upon closer inspection realizes they are werecoyotes.

#### Ch 24 - GABRIEL

The largest werecoyote shifts into human and appears to be about 50 years old, asking Gabriel what brings a werewolf to their parts. He tells them they are passing through and the werecoyote tells them to hurry up with their passing. Gabriel tries to be diplomatic and introduces himself. The werecoyote greets him as Darren, Alpha of the Sonoran pack and tells him that they had just chased another group of vampires out. Gabriel assures him that Mikah is practically vegetarian as he doesn't drink from humans and wonders if there's any connection to a vampire they are tracking. Darren tells him that their land is sacred, and the group was looking for something in the desert, it took the whole pack to drive them off - east toward the Grand Canyon. He returns to the group to inform them of the info given by Darren.

#### Ch 25 - MIKAH

Gabriel drives them towards the Grand Canyon. Mikah tells him that Yanira collects magical devices and vampire relics and it's possible she's looking for another one. They have another 3 hours until they get there, and Mikah notices that the backseat is asleep - with Tabitha sleeping on Adair. He thinks about his relationship to Gabriel and their new mind link. He reaches out in the mind link and talks to Gabriel who tells him not to. When they reach the overlook, Tabitha and Adair awaken and begin to bicker about lewd advances in their sleep.

#### Ch 26 - TABITHA

Tabitha enjoys the view of the Grand Canyon with Adair and questions Mikah and Gabe what the next step is. She suggests setting up a home base which Mikah agrees with, but Gabriel insists on finding Yanira now. She's suspicious that Mikah isn't being forthcoming about something and realizes he's scared of finding Yanira. And, she realizes herself that she's surrounded by dangerous supernatural creatures. They decide to head to the campground and Tabitha asks Mikah how the sire connection works, but he doesn't answer her. Instead he gives directions leading them off the trail into a ridge overlooking an archeological dig site.

#### Ch 27 - MIKAH

Gabriel notices that the people at the dig site are vampires. While they observe the site, Mikah notices his sire by a tent. He accidentally mind links with Gabriel his admiration of her beauty. He gets upset and stomps back to the car. Gabriel mind links back to question Mikah's relationship with Yanira, but he evades answering. They get to the campsite and Tabitha volunteers to look for a general store with Adair offering to go with her. Now that Mikah and Gabriel are alone, Gabriel questions him again. Mikah states that the sire bond is like a thrall which satisfies Gabriel's jealousy. He's about to start planning when Mikah tells him that the plan is for him to see Yanira alone.

#### Ch 28 - GABRIEL

Gabriel refuses to have Mikah see Yanira alone because she can gain a psychological control over him and they are unsure how close Tabitha needs to be to ensure the bond continues to slow the curse. Mikah uses the mind link with him, which he becomes embarrassed about, and takes leave. He shifts and runs through the desert trying to come up with another plan until he scents another vampire. He notices the scout and immediately kills him. He returns to their camp in time for Tabitha and Adair in the car to meet up with him. He asks them to talk Mikah out of going to see Yanira alone; Adair agrees with Mikah but Tabitha assures Gabriel she has his back. But, when they reach the cabin, they find that Mikah has already left.

#### Ch 29 - MIKAH

Mikah walks through a deer trail to the dig site while thinking of how nice it was that Gabriel was treating him as a fragile thing instead of the vampire he is. He hears Gabriel mind link with him to chastise him for leaving until he gets to about a half mile from the dig site, realizing that there is a limit to how far the reception reaches. He starts to wonder if the link with him and Tabitha also has limitations, but 3 vampires capture him. He tells them he's there to see Yanira and they bring him back to camp and present him to Yanira.

#### Ch 30 - MIKAH

Mikah bows to Yanira and apologizes for abandoning his sire centuries ago. She forces a memory link with him to a time they shared where he used to lead humans to her private chambers for her to feed on. Back in the present, he tells her he had been searching for her and heard from a contact that she was in the desert. He offers his services to her.

#### Ch 31 - GABRIEL

Gabriel tells Tabitha and Adair they have to go after him and begins to shift. Tabitha tries to stop him, but it's Adair who reasons with him to not blow Mikah's cover - that Mikah's protective feelings for Gabriel are a weakness that she could exploit. He shifts back and realizes that they are right until he notices a vampire close by. He begins to shift again but the female vampire rushes out at them. Adair pulls out his energy whips and wraps it around the vampire's wrists. Gabriel is about to go for the kill when Tabitha stops them insisting they could interrogate her for more information. Adair is first to agree and Gabriel orders them to tie her up. Adair is about to interrogate her when she tells them that she was trying to run away from Yanira because she found out what they are doing at the dig site.

Ch 32 - MIKAH

Yanira takes Mikah through the dig site and he asks what she's trying to find. She tells him she's looking for something like the holy grail, something that will help all vampires on Earth become the true apex predators they are meant to be. Mikah wonders what the holy grail is supposed to do to vampires that are already almost indestructible and why would it be in the Grand Canyon, but she does not say. Instead she asks him about his adventures during his rebellious period. He tells her about doing odd jobs and investigating supernatural occurrences for clients. She forces another memory link when they met for a week at a jazz club in Chicago in the 1920s when he tells her that he needs her help. She shrugs off his plea and leads him to a tent where humans are. Before they can enter, another vampire runs up to Yanira and tells her that they've opened it. She takes him to an ancient tomb they've discovered with Egyptian hieroglyphs - the tomb of an ancient vampire thought to be lost to legend as he was buried with an artifact that can destroy the sun forever.

#### Ch 33 - MIKAH

Mikah tells Yanira that her plan to destroy the sun so that vampires can roam freely without a sun talisman is stupid because their food source would die out. She tells him he lacks vision. The tomb is not ancient Egyptian, but the vampire is an ancient Egyptian. He was the pharaoh's priest when he turned into a vampire. He left his homeland to find a way to help vampire-kind. He then became god-like to the people of Arizona, but was murdered by another vampire for finding the magic to destroy the sun. He was eventually buried thousands of years ago in accordance to the Egyptian tradition. To keep up with his cover, he tells her the plan sounds very ambitious. But, she questions why he's really come as she has sensed that he's been cursed. He asks if she would help him; she agrees as long as he's honest about the werewolf and Fae he's with.

#### Ch 34 - TABITHA

Tabitha feels sorry for the vampire and takes over questioning, finding out her name is Soledad. She tells Tabitha that she is a newer vampire and that Yanira is making them by the dozen to help her dig up an ancient vampire. If any vampire shows disloyalty, they are executed as an example. She decided to run away when she overheard Yanira's plans after she escorted dinner to her tent. They are about to get more information when Gabe gets impatient and barks questions. Tabitha tells the guys that they should help Soledad, but Adair and Gabriel disagree. She gets upset and Gabriel tries to apologize but suddenly a group of vampires comes out of the forest. Gabe shifts and takes two, Adair gets his whips out and takes another two, Tabitha grabs a tree branch and runs it into one vampire next to Soledad. She tries to get Soledad loose when Adair tosses his knife for her to cut them off. Once free she tells her to run away and fights off her wounded vampire with the knife until Adair saves her. A dozen more vampires come out of the forest and overtakes their camp.

#### Ch 35 - MIKAH

Mikah begins to panic that Yanira already knows about Gabriel and Adair, but tells her that he didn't mention his associates because it's unusual to travel with their kind. In fact, they are his employees. She laughs at him, but reveals that she is placing them in a secure location. Another vampire comes to talk to Yanira privately, and Gabriel tries to listen in, but is unable to hear anything. She leads Mikah out of the tunnel to see Gabriel, Adair, and Tabitha dragged into camp; which Yanira gets upset about because they were supposed to be brought back without Mikah seeing. He gets upset at her for beating up his friends and mind links with Gabriel, and suddenly gets afraid that Yanira knows they can do so. She tells Mikah to follow her to the tent, but he hesitates until Gabriel mind links permission. Inside the tent, she tells Mikah that he's lying and they bring Gabriel in. She demands the truth from Mikah or else she will have him and his friends executed.

#### Ch 36 - GABRIEL

Gabriel mind links with Mikah to not play a hero, but Mikah ignores him and asks Yanira her word to let them free. Gabriel notices Yanira smiles but does not answer Mikah, but Mikah takes this as an agreement and states he will join her. Yanira summons a guard to take Gabriel to a cage when Mikah asks why she won't let him go after he promised. She tells him she never explicitly agreed to anything, but promises Gabriel will be released, she just can't specify when. The guard punches Gabriel in the stomach and drags him to the center of the camp where Tabitha and Adair are tied to a bloody post. Next to the post is a crate with silver shackles where he is placed. Tabitha and Adair bicker to each other until Gabriel yells and informs them that Yanira manipulated Mikah into indentured servant by using them. He tries to mind link with Mikah and decides to watch the vampires for a way to escape. He realizes that most of the vampires appear to be in a forced labor camp and wonders what kind of power Yanira has over them. He hears a scream and realizes they are torturing Soledad. Tabitha starts to cry but Adair comfort her and Gabriel tries the mind link again. Suddenly, the ground starts shaking, and vampires start screaming about a cave-in. Gabriel tells Adair this is their chance to break free of their bindings when a group of Fae appear.

#### Ch 37 - TABITHA

Tabitha notices the Fae group as the one who had kidnapped her when one bows to Adair and tells him they are there to rescue him. Adair refuses help from them but Tabitha tells the Fae to go ahead and help them. The Fae continued to look at Adair for confirmation, which he reluctantly gives. They pick the lock holding Tabitha and Adair and she's about to go to Gabe when they toss her over their shoulder and run off. She calls out for Gabe when she realizes that she's still shackled to Adair. They are running so fast that she starts to get nauseated when they suddenly drop her. When they free her from the chain, she starts to run back to Gabe, but the Fae stop her. She tells them she's a useless human so they shouldn't care about her, but they tell her that she will blow their cover before they can get Adair to safety. She tells Adair she would do anything to help Gabriel, make whatever deal he wants, but Adair tells her that they need to regroup first. The Fae send ropes down from the side of the cliff and she notices they are wearing harnesses - which they had only brought one for Adair. He offers to carry her and hesitates before seeing the vampires chasing after them. She holds onto him and he assures her he will protect her. At the top, Adair asks to speak with the leader of their operation, and notices a gorgeous woman step forward. She notices Adair stiffen and asks if she is an enemy when he tells her that it's his wife.

#### Ch 38 - MIKAH

Mikah is in his tent that is guarded by two vampires. He takes a hot bath and tries to mind link Gabriel, feeling guilty that he had to ignore him before so that Yanira wouldn't notice their connection. Gabriel answers and tells him that a group of Fae took Tabitha and Adair. He thinks that it might be easier for him and Gabriel to escape without them, but wonders how he can get Yanira to bite him again. One of Yanira's people comes into the tent and Mikah gets worried that they somehow knew he was mind linking with Gabriel. But, the vampire brings him a cup of blood, and insists on watching him drink it. He's about to dump it but realizes that Yanira might punish Gabriel for it, so he drinks the entire cup. When the vampire leaves, he mind links with Gabriel again, and finds that their connection is distorted because the blood was laced with psychotropics. He hallucinates Gabriel lying beside him and they start to get intimate when he realizes it's actually Yanira.

#### Ch 39 - MIKAH

Mikah pushes Yanira away, disgusted. She tells him that she now has proof of her suspicion of him being more than friends with Gabriel. She asks him if kissing Gabriel is like kissing a dog and he gets upset. She tells him that he can have the wolf as a plaything as long as he proves that he is loyal to her - until then, he will be locked away for his safety. He starts to wonder how he would be able to get Yanira to bite him without telling her about the curse as it would be another weakness she could exploit off him. He decides to try to use her mind games to get her to bite him without explaining why. She tells him not to fight the drug and he asks her to remind him why he used to love it. She starts to kiss him and he forces himself to return the flirting until he exposes his neck to her and she asks why he's all of a sudden compliant. He lies about wanting to please her and she pulls his hair and demands to know why he's lying or else Gabriel dies.

(*NOTE: Mikah states that he will be dead in 6 days if he does not get Yanira to bite him - with the deadline to be in 7 days. However, they had already spent 1 night in the desert when they met the werecoyotes and are now on their 2nd night at Yanira's dig site, giving them only 5 days left to return to the Vampire Council with Yanira and have her bite him.*)

#### Ch 40 - GABRIEL

Gabriel continues trying to re-connect the mind link with Mikah and starts to imagine bad things happening to him. He tries to get out of his crate and cries out for Tabitha and Adair, wondering what happened to them and the Fae. He starts to panic being alone and everyone separated. He then sees Soledad being dragged to the post after her torture. He tries to talk to her but she ignores him for fear of getting more punishment and but admits that she will be executed at sunrise. He encourages her to fight and help him escape so he can help her. He notices the lockpick still by the chains that had held Tabitha and Adair; he tries to get Soledad to use it. He watches her try to pick the stealthily and hopes that she doesn't abandon him or remember he was ready to kill her when they first met. He watches the guards and notes there is a 5-minute window in their patrols that will allow them to escape. When she gets free he tells her to pick his locks until there are shouts in the camp. They start running and he tries to mind link with Mikah while following Soledad. She leads him to a dig site and helps pick his lock. He looks around and notices hieroglyphics on the wall which Soledad tells him are instructions for the ritual that Yanira wants to perform. He asks what one image of a wolf head being held up to a god-like figure and she tells him that part of the ritual involves sacrificing a werewolf, which may be why Yanira is keeping him alive.

#### Ch 41 - TABITHA

Tabitha is stunned that Adair is married as they had been low-key flirting. She wonders how long they've been married and notes that there is no spark between them. He introduces Tabitha to his wife, Celeste who promptly slaps him and tells Tabitha she will take her back to Las Vegas. She tells Tabitha that Adair will return with her to the Fae world when they start bickering. Tabitha tells them to shut up and Celeste calls Tabitha a sprite, which Adair defines as a derogatory term for a human who sleeps with a Fae. This upsets Tabitha and she refuses to go with them because she has to find Dani, Gabriel, and Mikah. She reminds Adair that her fate is intertwined with Mikah's hoping he would take her side, but he tells her they can't help. Celeste tries to spells Tabitha's mouth shut when she resists it. This surprises Celeste and Adair tells her if she helps save Gabriel and Mikah he will go back with her to the Fae world and it will be the last thing he will ask of her.

#### Ch 42 - MIKAH

Yanira demands to know the truth while Mikah tries to fight off the drugs that were making it easier for him to spill the beans. He eventually gives in but feels that something else was chipping away at him. He realizes that something must have happened to Tabitha but Yanira demands to know more about Gabriel. He thinks about Gabriel and tries to mind link with him. He decides to tell Yanira something - that the Vampire Council have tasked him to collect her, but he tells her that together they can overthrow the Council and she can take her rightful place at it's head. She gets upset and lectures him that she doesn't need the Vampire Council because she is one of the oldest living vampires and is beyond them. She tells him that she is disappointed in him and that she knows that he is dying. He decides to beg that he needs her and asks if she could bite him again.

#### Ch 43 - GABRIEL

Gabriel starts to panic and tries to find a way out of the dig site, still in silver chains. Soledad waits for him to tire himself out and then tries to lead him in deep breathing exercises. He refuses at first but resigns himself to follow her meditation as he is unable to escape by himself. When they finish, he realizes that the exercises helped him clear his mind, but doesn't admit it to her. She then tells him they need to form a plan with the first step making an exit. Gabriel is annoyed that they had to do yoga before doing what he originally wanted and starts walking. She tries to stop him when he hears a click and a guillotine swings down. She admits to him that Yanira has a map of all the booby traps but she is unfamiliar with this part of the dig site. Gabriel tells her to step on the pressure plate again so they can use it to break free his chains. She reluctantly agrees with his plan but ends up with a deep cut on her shoulder. They try to edge out of the dig site when they realize they've been caved in.

#### Ch 44 - TABITHA

Tabitha doesn't believe that Adair just made a promise to his wife to return to the Fae world as it's the kind of promise that he couldn't break. She's a little hurt that he is willing to leave her behind as she thought there was something between them. Celeste agrees to the terms and is about to talk strategy when another Fae asks to show her something. She baits Adair about Celeste and tells him that he is abandoning Mikah because even after he made a Fae promise to save him, he is still leaving them behind. Adair tells her to stop being mad at him for not telling her he's married. He admits that he didn't have a choice, that it was all for someone else's political gain, that he's never been in love, and marriage to her will always be a business arrangement. Tabitha is about to comfort him when he covers her mouth with his hand and tells her they're being attacked. He explains that Fae have a whistle that only they can hear and they see vampires start to climb over the edge of the cliff. Tabitha notices Celeste losing to a vampire and uses a stick to try to attack him from behind. Celeste uses magic to make him explode into chunks that land on Tabitha and they see the battle was won. Celeste then tells Tabitha that she owes her and Tabitha tells her she's cashing in on the favor now.

#### Ch 45 - MIKAH

Mikah awaits Yanira's response to his plea to have her bite him again. She finally laughs in his face and tells him that he's a pathetic burden on her; which Mikah takes as a chance she is willing to do as he's asked. She continues to taunt him and states that Gabriel must be his caretaker who has nothing but pain from him as he gives her nothing but shame. He finally is unable to maintain his composure and he grabs her and pins her to the wall. She smiles and tells him that she will do what he wants and pins him to the bed. She bites him and he feels pleasure until he pictures Gabriel and imagines getting sexual with him but is actually doing things with Yanira. When he suddenly realizes this, he gets upset, and she tries to comfort him by saying he has always been hers. He sees that being bitten again has strengthened their connection and fears that he might be unable to fight her off and stay true to the mission. Yanira's minion comes inside the tent which angers her, but he reports there was a cave-in at the inner sanctum. Mikah notices that she actually looks afraid.

#### Ch 46 - GABRIEL

Gabriel is impatiently trying to find a way out of the cave with Soledad and beings to panic when he realizes that it's starting to look hopeless. He starts beating on the walls and wonders if there is a clue in the hieroglyphs, but Soledad insists that they only tell a story of using wolf blood to blot out the sun. Defeated, Gabriel starts to worry that they are losing oxygen and starts beating at the ground. Suddenly, something gives way and he sees an empty hole with air filtering through it - a secret tunnel. They make the hole big enough to fit through and Gabriel lowers himself down first, finding that they have to crawl through the space. While army crawling through the tunnel he thinks about how he ended up here and believes it's because of the Evers brothers. He starts to wonder about Soledad and tries to talk to her. He asks her why she stayed and when she stops crawling, he realizes she's not telling him everything. He tells her they're about to die so might as well be honest with each other. Soledad admits that Yanira is actually related to her and insists they keep moving. They end up in another inner sanctum and find a gold-handled saber with diamonds and a silver blade that glowed. Gabriel immediately grabs it knowing that Yanira has been digging to find it for the ritual.

#### Ch 47 - TABITHA

Tabitha does not think that Celeste will allow her to cash in on the favor owed from saving her life. She is surprised when Celeste and her crew take a knee, bow their heads, and she clarifies she is at Tabitha’s command for one thing. She sees Adair, who is not bowing to her, staring at her angrily. She commands her and her army to help her rescue her friends Mikah and Gabe. Celeste tells her that she doesn’t have an army, but Tabitha insists she wants all of them to fight against Yanira’s vampires and help save her friends. Adair interrupts them and states that it is the same favor he had already asked for and it was already secured with his payment. Celeste states that he hasn’t started to pay for it so even if she does rescue Tabitha’s friends and her debt to Tabitha is paid, Adair would still continue to follow through with returning to the Fae world. Tabitha ignores Adair’s protesting and tells Celeste they have a deal, shaking hands on it. Adair tells them it’s a mistake while Celeste gathers her troops. Alone, Adair gets angry at Tabitha, telling her she made a deal with someone who is not to be trusted. She tries to turn away from him, but he grabs her hand and begs her to be careful with Celeste. When the Fae are ready, they start walking back towards Yanira’s camp. Tabitha realizes they’ve walked pretty far and starts to get anxious, but Adair walks beside her and asks her why she seems troubled. She tells him she’s afraid of getting killed and he assures her. He suddenly crouches down and pulls her with him stating they are in the ready position, and Celeste does a battle cry as they infiltrate the vampire camp.

#### Ch 48 - MIKAH

Yanira is furious at the messenger vampire bringing news about the inner sanctum being caved in and rips his head off. This frightens Mikah and makes him worried for Gabriel's life as this version of Yanira could not be reasoned with. She drags Mikah through the camp into the caves until reach a solid wall that she tries to break through. When she realizes she is unable to get through, she lets out a loud scream, which is painful enough to have Mikah cover his ears. He realizes that even though she has bitten him so that he's regained his abilities, he is unable to leave her side for fear of those he cares about falling in her warpath. She curses and drags Mikah out of the caves to a canyon where her troops are, looking afraid of her. When they reach the group, they grow silent, and Yanira tells them that the inner sanctum has been violated deliberately to stall her from her destiny. She threatens that she will find whoever was involved in the scheme and give them a painful death. Mikah realizes that it couldn't be any of her minions present and is afraid Gabriel might be involved. He tries to reach him through the mind link but gets silence. He worries that his renewed bond with Yanira is somehow blocking him from his bond with Gabriel until he answers back, but it's intermittent. He tells Mikah he's in a chamber in the canyon with a knife but Mikah is frantic to find out where exactly he is. He warns Gabriel that Yanira is upset and to get to safety before her army is after him. Suddenly, Mikah notices movement and hears the battle cry of Fae warriors about to attack.

#### Ch 49 - MIKAH

Mikah watches as the vampires who were too busy preoccupied with Yanira's anger to notice the Fae warriors attack disperse chaotically - running through fires and inadvertently catching themselves aflame. He backs himself into the shadows, out of the fight, when Yanira starts screaming for him to join her in the fight. He fights the pull of the sire bond and continues to watch the inexperienced vampires fighting Fae who have magic. He notices Adair and Tabitha and watches them fight in tandem. Tabitha hugs Mikah and the three of them continue to fight together; Mikah surprised that Adair came back for him. Adair tells him that it was all Tabitha and he feels emotional that she would do so much for him. Mikah tells them they need to take down Yanira now and find she's fighting with Celeste. Tabitha tells Mikah that Celeste is his wife and they plan to assist Celeste in attacking Yanira. Mikah reaches Gabriel via mind link to give him a heads up that they're about to take down Yanira. Adair and Tabitha give the signal to Mikah but he is unable to move and he watches as Yanira throws Celeste, Adair, and Tabitha across the canyon, knocking them out. He realizes that Yanira is controlling him and forced to pick up a knife and advance towards Adair.

#### Ch 50 - GABRIEL

Gabriel heard Mikah's assurance that they were taking out Yanira, but also hears his fight against Yanira's control over him. He gets anxious that he needs to come to Mikah's aid and tries to mind link with him to find out what went wrong. He realizes that he can't hear nor feel Mikah anymore and wonders if he's dead; realizing again just how much Mikah means to him. Soledad tries to calm him down and he admits for the first time that Mikah is his mate. They try to find an exit from the altar room and are about to be defeated when Gabriel realizes that the torches must be getting air from somewhere. He sniffs the room for fresh air and finds a false wall. They use the knife to carve out the seam of the wall to find a secret trap door. Gabriel busts it down and they crawl through another tunnel that opens to a side of a cliff. Soledad leads them to a deer trail and find the remnants of a battle at the top. Gabriel spots Mikah holding a knife and advancing on an unconscious Adair and realizes he's being controlled by Yanira. He grips the knife he found in the altar room and goes to attack Yanira.

#### Ch 51 - MIKAH

Mikah continues towards Adair's unconscious body, not in control of himself. He places his hands around his throat and feels the urge to bite and drain him. He fights to regain control of himself when Gabriel calls out to him and breaks him from his trance. Adair awakens right when Gabriel tackles Mikah. He tries to fight off Gabriel, and the trance he's under, until he realizes it's him. He asks to be knocked out instead of becoming a puppet for Yanira, but Gabriel kisses him - which dispels the possession over him. Adair interrupts to remind them that they are still in the middle of battle. Yanira comes after them, screaming, and they realize they still have unfinished business. She tells Mikah that he could have been so much more instead of associating with Gabriel, an animal and an inferior being. They all try to grab the ceremonial knife. Gabriel manages to pin down Yanira while Mikah grabs the knife. Mikah and Gabriel both hold the knife and destroy it but stabbing it into the ground next to Yanira's head.

#### Ch 52 - TABITHA

After Yanira tosses Tabitha, she continues to fight off the vampires. She says a silent sorry to Dani, believing she won't survive the attacks when Celeste stakes her attackers from behind. She gives Tabitha a blade and they fight side by side and in tandem. Tabitha starts to wonder how she got to where she currently is when she realizes that Celeste had separated from her and she is being cornered by a vampire. She's about to be bitten when Adair saves her. He smiles at her and she's so relieved that she immediately embraces him. He tells her that he promised nothing would happen to her and kisses her. Their kiss is interrupted by Yanira screaming, and they see her yelling at Mikah and Gabriel about the knife they destroyed. Adair leaves her side to command the other Fae to finish the battle. She goes to Mikah and Gabriel who have Yanira tied up. She's still screaming at them until Adair knocks her out and Tabitha confirms that Mikah was able to get bitten by his sire before their binding spell wears off. The Fae meet up with them and Mikah tries to thank them. Celeste wishes them well and starts off towards the canyon with Adair following. Tabitha tries to stop Adair from leaving, asking about their kiss, but he tells her it was just a kiss. She insists that they felt something but he tells her that it didn't mean anything to him. Tabitha tells him he's lying but he tells her it's better this way. She begs him to forget the deal and to stay with her but he tells her you never back out of a Fae deal. He caresses her cheek and follows after the Fae without looking back. She starts to cry when Gabriel asks if she's coming with them.

#### Ch 53 - GABRIEL

Gabriel is driving back through the desert with Mikah in the passenger seat. He checks the review mirror to see Soledad and Tabitha in the backseat. (*Note: Soledad is a vampire and is not supposed to have a reflection*). He felt like helping Soledad out by bringing her with them to Las Vegas. He tries to cheer Tabitha up by asking if she wants to join him for some fun on the Strip, but she declines. He wants to talk to her about what he overheard between her and Adair, but gives her space to talk about if when she wants to. They drop off Soledad in a busy shopping area with some cash, promising not to tell the Council about her. Tabitha gives her number, vowing to come to her aid if she's ever in trouble. Mikah mind links with Gabriel to comment on him helping out another vampire and they make their way to the Council. They take the bound Yanira from the trunk and knock her out so she doesn't continue making noise. Gabriel pushes the button at the receptionist's desk to open the chamber doors and Mikah delivers Yanira to the Council. The youngest council member thanked them for fulfilling their end of the deal and had guards remove her. Gabriel mind links with Mikah to tell him he is free now and realizes that he finally has his mate. The Council tries to dismiss them when they realize Tabitha has stepped forward to talk to them. She asks them if they know where her sister is.

#### Ch 54 - MIKAH

Mikah is surprised Tabitha is asking the Council for help on finding her sister but realizes that all that they've been through had brought them farther away from their original goal. The Council requests more information in order give her an answer. She tells them that her sister disappeared a few weeks ago and was last heard to be taken by Silas. She explains that since Silas is a powerful werewolf, he must be an enemy to vampires, and therefore they would have some information regarding him. They tell her that they last heard sightings of Silas in Portland but have not heard of a human girl. Tabitha asks Mikah and Gabriel if they can go there and they agree. Mikah thinks about his contacts in Portland - Xavier and the Redwood Pack - but doesn't think they would be able to help much. He tells them that it would take 2 days to get to Portland without breaks, but Gabriel reasons they should take a night to rest first. Tabitha states she doesn't want to stay in another motel and Gabriel suggests they stay at a penthouse suite, his treat. She agrees as long as they continue on their journey first thing in the morning. At the hotel, Mikah states that the place is too extravagant but enjoys the view of the Strip. Tabitha goes to take a bath and Mikah suggests they should get cleaned up too. Gabriel leads them to the master bathroom and commands Mikah to strip. They get into the shower and start kissing but Gabriel suggests they clean up first and then head to the bedroom. They lie down on the bed and start to kiss when Gabriel suddenly tells Mikah they should get married.

#### Ch 55 - GABRIEL

Gabriel is horrified he said aloud to Mikah that they should get married. Mikah asks him if he really wants to get married or if the mate bond is talking, but Gabriel wonders why it has to be one or the other. They talk about the mate bond and Gabriel's feelings about it, how he realizes he doesn't want to lose it. Mikah tells him he feels honored but Gabriel starts to worry that Mikah and him might not work out because they are from two different worlds. Mikah feels Gabriel worrying through the bond and tries to comfort him. He explains that if they are mates then he accepts which makes Gabriel happy. He kisses Mikah and they mind link while they get intimate. They wake up in the morning and immediately get ready to meet Tabitha in the living room in 9 minutes. They take 20 minutes to have breakfast and head back to the car to start off on their journey. Gabriel tells Tabitha that they're sticking together as they leave Las Vegas and head towards Portland.

## Cultural References

-Four Loko - (ch 2) Gabriel states that his blood must be equivalent to this drink

-The Exorcist - (ch 3) Gabriel describes Mikah throwing up blood

-Springsteen's "Fire"/the Boss - (ch 7) Gabriel plays the radio

-Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstock - (ch 8) Tabitha mentions that these two will tell her story on their podcast

-Twilight/spider monkey - (ch 12) Tabitha describes Adair wanting to carry her in this style to jump out the window and tells him not to call her spider monkey

-Indiana Jones - (ch 12) Tabitha tells Adair to use his whips to get them out

-Wolverine - (ch 17) Tabitha compares Gabriel’s claws

-PBS special - (ch 21) Gabriel thinks Mikah analyzing their mate bond could become a documentary

-Instagram - (ch 22) Tabitha scrolls through her apps

-Pokémon Go - (ch 23) Gabriel tells Tabitha they are not playing this after they had dealt with a council of vampires, a gang of Fae, and a pack of werewolves

-Indiana Jones - (ch 26) Tabitha describes the archeological dig site

-Milk Bones - (ch 28) Adair jokes to Gabriel about getting him this as a snack

-007 - (ch 37) Tabitha thinks that the Fae extraction team are

-Carrie - (ch 44) Tabitha states she always wanted to nail the Carrie at the prom vibe

-Game of Thrones - (ch 47) Tabitha gives herself titles much like the characters of this

-Wonder Woman/ General Antiope - (ch 52) Tabitha describes Celeste during battle

-Uber - (ch 53) Gabriel states he could be this to vampires

-Thunder From Down Under - (ch 53) Gabriel tries to get Tabitha to see this Excalibur Casino show

-Carrie - (ch 54) Gabriel states that Mikah looks like her at the prom