Two Bitten, Two Born

**From a Spark to a Flame** is the second episode of the first season of the Paramount+ original supernatural drama, *Wolf Pack*. It aired on February 2, 2023.

## Synopsis

As the full moon reaches its peak, Everett, Blake, Luna and Harlan are drawn together by an unknown force; Kristen locks into the group as suspects as Garrett tries to survive the wildfire.

## Plot

Everett, Blake, Luna and Harlan stand across from one another in the clearing. Of the four of them, Blake is visibly the most nervous and takes off running, with Everett not far behind her, closely followed by Luna and Harlan. Blake explains that she has to get back to her brother as she runs aimlessly before bumping into a search and rescue team. Among them is Ranger Prisha, who confronts them for being in the woods during a wildfire. She can tell that they're lying and instructs them to go home.

Harlan and Luna drive Everett and Blake home, at which point, Everett attempts to initiate the conversation by asking if they're werewolves, but Harlan interjects, reluctant to tell them anything whilst Luna on the other hand inquires further, asking why Everett ran into the woods. They eventually realize that they all heard the same howl, luring each of them into that clearing. Everett then reveals that he got a call from someone warning him that the werewolf that bit him would return to kill him before the next full moon. When Luna asks if they were bitten, Everett reveals they were, but when he pulls his shirt collar to reveal the wound, he discovers that it has completely healed. As they pull up to Everett's house, he tells Blake that if she ever wants to teach the calming exercise he showed her to her brother, that it's called Lion's Breath.

Everett attempts to sneak inside, but his parents are awaiting his return. David reminds Kendra that she promised to be calm, but she slaps Everett before heading upstairs. David approaches behind her and tells Everett that they'll handle it tomorrow.

Blake returns to the motel and goes to the bathroom, where she discovers that much like Everett, her bite has healed as well. While observing her clear skin in the mirror, she briefly hallucinates having fangs, which startles her. After washing up, she notices the phone blinking. The unknown caller has left her a message as well, warning Blake that she's in danger.

Harlan and Luna are escorted home by Prisha, who questions what they were doing in the woods with Everett and Blake, but the twins insist they don't know. Moving on to more important matters, Prisha grabs a map of the area and explains that various search and rescue crews are scouring the area for their father, but it will take time. Fortunately, Garrett can survive for a week on his own. Prisha is certain that he is out there and that they will find him.

After Prisha leaves, Harlan tells Luna to stop thinking about Everett and Blake because they're not the twin's problem, but Luna counters that if they were bitten by their father, then Blake and Everett are certainly their problem. However, Harlan argues that they're still unclear on what happened to Everett and Blake or even what happens to someone when they get bit. In reality, they know very little about their own kind, but what Luna knows for certain is that all of their eyes glowed, they all heard a howl, and that they ended up at the exact same clearing. Additionally, they both were bitten, or so they claimed. Harlan isn't convinced, as he's never healed how Everett claims to. He doesn't trust them and doesn't believe they should reveal their secrets to them, to which Luna replies that now it's Everett and Blake's secret too.

Everett struggles to fall asleep, tossing and turning every which way but unable to rest, even after trying his breathing exercises. Meanwhile, across town, Blake is getting into bed when her eyes glow yellow, as does Everett's, signifying some kind of link between the two, who remain asleep throughout the entire day and dream of one another. Blake wakes up the following night and watches as a shadowy figure passes by the window. Concerned, she pushes the dresser in front of the door, which wakes Danny from his sleep. He suspects that she's scared, but Blake claims that she's simply being safe.

Garrett finds himself trapped within a wall of fire. Tired, dehydrated, and his vision blurred, he pushes himself to keep moving forward. Garrett draws his gun at the sound of a low growl, but he soon realizes it was nothing and grabs a flare.

Everett awakens under his bed and discovers that he has dug his nails into his palm so forcefully that he's wounded himself, which he hides from his mother when she comes knocking on the door, which he has pushed the dresser against. He barely came out of his room yesterday, leading Kendra to wonder if he's been taking his medication. She then remarks that while the other night was difficult, they need to move past it because the police are downstairs to question him about the fire.

Blake awakens to find Danny watching TV and her father stressing over the house, which burned down and was uninsured due to him missing payments. When Blake asks how many payments he missed, Roberto replies, "too many." He then asks about the dresser against the door, to which Blake replies that Danny got nervous. Nonetheless, he asks for her help moving it back, during which point, he notices that something is different about her. Danny comments her skin has healed and says she's pretty now. Roberto retorts that she was always pretty, though Blake recedes to the bathroom.

Everett comes downstairs and is greeted by Investigator Ramsey, who extends her hand, but Everett is reluctant to shake. David insists that she knows he didn't do anything and tells him to shake her hand, which he does. After Kendra and David exit, Officer Jang asks where he went after he left the hospital, warning Everett not to lie to them. He claims that he left the hospital to see Blake because her house burned down, and she was frantic, but when Ramsey asks for her number, Everett explains that she doesn't have a phone or email, which Jang mistakes for a lie. Ramsey recalls telling Everett that everyone on his bus was a suspect because arsonists liked to watch the fire they set. However, the behavior of fire setting is more often a mental health issue. Most arsonists set their first fire before the age of 18. Ramsey doesn't necessarily know if Everett's the arsonist, but it's possible he knows who is, asking him about his classmates.

Luna tells Harlan that she's going back out to look for their father, but Harlan wonders what she'll do if she finds their biological father. He then grabs the car keys and heads to the gym.

Everett invites Connor over to study, though he can only stay for a couple of hours, as he's headed to the hospital afterward to get his cast off and a tetanus shot after getting bit by an animal on the freeway. He suspects that it was a coyote, but Everett is skeptical and asks to see the bite mark. Unlike Everett's and Blake's bite, Connor's has not healed and resembles a dog bite. Everett then asks if he's gotten any strange phone calls lately, but he claims he hasn't. When he does go to see the doctor, Everett tells Connor to call him and tells him what he learned about the bite. Connor then notices Everett's hand shaking and asks if something bit him, but Everett claims he's fine.

Harlan is lifting weights at the gym when his hearing unexpectedly amplifies, causing him immense pain.

Garrett continues to push forward through the wildfire, but he's growing weaker with every passing moment and collapses to the ground. Whilst laying there, he recalls the evening he found Harlan and Luna. They were hidden in the canyon, right at the fire line. They were two black cubs when he recovered them, but then they returned to their human form, much to his disbelief. It's this memory and his unwavering love for his children that allows Garrett to keep moving.

Blake enlists in Danny's help to track her speed. However, she's not nearly as fast as she was the night prior. Not only is she slower, but she's winded from having run around the motel despite previously running down an entire stretch of road with little to no exhaustion. They are then joined by Investigator Ramsey and Officer Jang, who seek to ask her some questions about the fire.

While lifting weights, Harlan hallucinates hooking up with another attractive gym-goer named Cody, causing him to lose focus and therefore his strength. In addition to the hallucinations and loss of strength, Harlan also appears unnerved. Fortunately, Cody comes to his rescue as the weight becomes too heavy for him to lift.

Unfortunately for Connor, his leg has not healed as fast as the doctor had hoped. And so, he'll be in the cast for another three weeks at least. While he didn't fall on it, he was trying to get away from a fire with one leg. He then receives his tetanus shot, which induces an unexpected burning sensation that leaves Connor screaming in pain.

Blake receives an unexpected visit from Everett, who asks if she feels anything, because he does, which he links to the rising of the full moon.

Luna texts Harlan while curled up on the kitchen floor. She asks where is he and tells him that something's happening to her, as she's never felt this way before. However, it would seem as though Luna has a bigger concern, as she can hear growls coming from outside the house. She follows the noise around the side and to the front door, where she hallucinates a large white horse kicking down the front door. After regaining her grip on reality, Luna looks at her phone to see that Harlan has finally texted back, saying that their dad was found.

Garrett is exhausted and without provisions. As a final resort, he lights his flare and lays face up, hoping search and rescue will find him. Delirious from extensive smoke inhalation, he hears snarling and a beast coming towards him before being found by Prisha and the search and rescue crew.

The doctor informs Connor's mother that he likely had an allergic reaction to the tetanus shot, which may have been the reason for his acute pain response. But there is another concern. They gave him a high dose of pain meds and a strong sedative, and yet he's fully conscious, which is unusual.

Blake returns to her motel room to find Everett playing with Danny, which is surprising given that Danny doesn't talk to strangers and never touches them. She then turns on the news for Danny before leaving with Everett.

Connor gets a call from the mysterious caller, who tells him that he has to run. The caller claims that they not only took his crutch, but they'll most likely sedate and restrain him. And if they do that, he will never survive. It can smell his blood and scent for miles. The caller instructs Connor to run or else he will die.

Everett wants to talk to Harlan and Luna, though Blake doesn't believe they care. However, they're the only ones who may be able to explain what's happening to them. They're both experiencing a similar sensation, as if something is underneath their skin. Everett remarks that it feels good, though Blake replies that it feels different. She looks up to the moon before noticing Everett staring at her. She asks why, and he replies that she looks perfect and goes in close to kiss her but then stops before getting a call from Connor, who tells Everett that he's hiding on the third floor of the hospital from the creature that bit him, which wasn't a coyote, Connor confesses.

Connor is limping through a dimly lit hall when he notices the werewolf in the other room. Despite the cast on his leg, Connor runs down the stairwell as fast as possible, looking back to see the large beastly creature charging towards him.

Harlan and Luna arrive at the hospital in search of their father, but he has not been admitted yet. Meanwhile, Everett and Blake arrive just outside, in search of Connor, who has made his way out the back entrance. He tries to slip through the fence, but his cast gets caught, forcing him to break the cast open with a rock, causing himself a great deal of pain. Unfortunately, all his efforts are for nothing because as soon as he breaks free, he is attacked by the werewolf.

Harlan and Luna are relieved when their father is wheeled in on a stretcher with Prisha at his side. Garrett briefly locks fingers with Luna before being taken away. Harlan and Luna are then approached by Officer Jang, who has a few questions to ask them.

Everett makes his way to the back entrance, where he finds Connor's cast before he himself is found by Investigator Ramsey, who has a few more questions to ask him after having picked up Blake as well.

## Cast

* Bella Shepard as Blake Navarro
* Chloe Rose Robertson as Luna Briggs
* Tyler Lawrence Gray as Harlan Briggs
* Rodrigo Santoro as Garrett Briggs
* Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kristin Ramsey
* Amy Pietz as Kendra Lang
* Sean Philip Glasgow as Connor Ryan
* Lanny Joon as Officer Jason Jang
* Hollie Bahar as Ranger Prisha

Co-starring* Nevada Jose as Danny Navarro
* John L. Adams as David Lang
* Rainer Dawn as Cody
* Jaime Andrews as Ellen Ryan
* Kurt Yue as Dr. Liang
* Holly Firfer as News Anchor