BOOK 11

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Werewolf Lore & Mates | Supernatural Creatures

## Characters

Caliana Hart

Xavier Evers

Greyson Evers

Charlie Kim & Violet

Artemis

Maren & Fenrir

Marta Zhao - Debut Point of View Chapter 72

Ava

Lola & Jay

**Other Characters**

Gregor Grigor - leader of a vampire coven after Xavier and Cali for killing his brother

Sabyr - Cali's vampire captor; from Gregor's coven

Laszlo (deceased vampire) - from Gregor's coven; killed by Sabyr

Inigio Gagliardi, Deacon (vampire), & Mabel - work at the diner

Big Mac & Mrs. Smith

Tom & Orla Hart

Iris & Paul - Charlie's parents

The Redwood Pack - Rishika, Sage, Zainab, Arlo

Vander - The Keeper of All Nature

The Witch Sisters

Irma (vampire) - Head of the Tottenville School of Etiquette (est. 127 years ago)

Winifred, Leech 3 & Leech 4 - vampire 'students'

Professor Emmett Laurence (vampire)

Jacqueline - 102 year old vampire student

## Synopsis

### Ch 1 - CALI

Cali limps through the woods as she had lost her grip climbing out her window. She is trying to get to the vampire before she is found missing and the werewolves start tracking her. She trips over a tree root and wishes she were a werewolf so she could have night vision, run fast, and heal quickly. Suddenly she hears a twig snap and wonders if its a Rogue; she then sees a bear with a head of a skunk and wonders if she could outrun it. She remembers she’s Fae and decides to use her magic to blast it. She runs away until she falls into a stream and a wisp appears. She thinks it’s going to lead her back to the pack house but she wants to get to the vampire. She ignores it and goes in the opposite direction until she sees the vampire waiting for her.

### Ch 2 - CHARLIE

Charlie wonders why Marta is calling him ‘peanut’ like his Grandma Billie used to. When he realizes it, he explains to his parents that Marta is a medium, but Iris refuses to believe it stating that Charlie has been coaching her what to say. Charlie can’t understand that his parents knew about the supernatural and still have a hard time believing. Violet tells them to ask Marta something Charlie doesn’t know. Paul asks her what she told him when he said he wanted to marry Iris. She responds she told him not to screw things up and that he didn’t listen to her advice as they are about to kill her only grandson nor did they listen to the Land O’Lakes code. Iris tells her that he’s a werewolf and the Code states all supernaturals must be destroyed. Marta speaks that the Code was created to protect the world from harm, which she is not doing. Charlie gets emotional that not only is Grandma Billie with them but she is defending him. Iris insists it’s a trick and decides to go through Marta to get to Charlie. Paul tries to stop her which Marta agrees with until she falls to the floor crying. Charlie goes to comfort her and they apologize to him. He sees Violet watching and she gives him a thumbs up. He tells them that even if he’s a werewolf he’s still the same, Paul reminds him that he’s also a hunter. Charlie tells them that he’s already killed vampires and Marta tells them that family comes first, before the Defenders. Marta returns to herself and they inform her that she was channeling Charlie’s grandmother. He sees Iris whispering to Violet and Paul asks if Violet did not turn him, who did and why.

### Ch 3 - CALI

Cali asks the vampire why he is keeping his distance and not immediately feeding from her. He asks her if she’s curious but she only desires the vampire. He asks her if she wants to know his name - and tells her it’s Sabyr with a Y, which she says her name is Cali with an I. He swipes some blood on his finger from her wound and tells her to taste herself, and when she does she is hit with reality. She tries to punch him but he grabs her wrist, turns her around, and bares her neck. He bites her and she thinks his bite has magic or hormones because she suddenly feels euphoric again and she grabs his hair to pull him closer to her. Then, she spots Greyson standing in a hotel room with Scandinavian-style furniture and he likes watching her with Sabyr. When she looks the opposite way, she sees Xavier coming out of the ocean, smiling at her. She imagines both of them being intimate with her at the same time until she smells her blood and realizes Sabyr is carrying her quickly. She tries to access her Fae powers but is too drained. He takes her to a cabin in the woods.

### Ch 4 - GREYSON

Greyson immediately shifts, jumps out the window, and tries to follow Cali’s scent until he reaches the stream. He is angry that Xavier withheld the fact that he saw the vampire at her window before and had let him escape. He is also worried that Cali had left on purpose because of what happened with Maren’s spell or that she believed the pack couldn’t protect her anymore. He tries to reach her through the mind link but gets nothing. He decides to head back to the house to see if anyone else has more information. He goes directly to Xavier for answers, but he shakes his head angrily, and Greyson wonders if he was mad at him for not being able to find her. They realize the vampires are still masking their scent and Greyson brings up Xavier’s lack of initiative when the vampire showed up in Cali’s room. But, Xavier tells him he didn’t have time to track the vampire because of the fire dome fiasco. They decide to continue searching to woods but Mrs. Smith insists they rest first in case they run into another coven of vampires. They both go to the stream and continue searching in opposite directions until dawn comes. Greyson realizes he’s tired, so he shifts back to human and rests by a tree. He tries to mind link to Cali that he is searching for her but is just taking a break when he hears Cali’s voice turn into Maren’s and she kisses him.

### Ch 5 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is upset that they had to stop searching for Cali at dawn. She goes to her bedroom and wonders how a bounty hunter like her was unable to lose her trail. But, she also feels a bit jealous of Cali, seeing all the people gathered to search for her. That Cali wasn’t even a werewolf or true pack member but everyone including Ava and Maren had been looking for her. She thinks that nobody bothered to search for her when she was born and wonders if anyone would even bother to care if it was her that was missing instead of Cali. She thinks about how she had battled with the pack against Silas and yet when she took off with the Orb, the pack stayed behind, except Rishika. Rishika then comes into her room to check up on her and reassures her not to blame herself for losing the Orb. Artemis admits that she doesn’t feel like she belongs in her family, but Rishika tells her it’s hard to find your place. They kiss, undress, and Rishika pleasures her. While Rishika sleeps, Artemis goes to the bathroom to think how Tom and Orla had come to Oregon and were planning to return with Cali to Minnesota. She wonders if the offer extended to her and if Kadmos was still alive should she look for him? Suddenly she gets dizzy and a voice whispers to her about not needing anyone but it and if she wants to know what she’s capable of.

### Ch 6 - CALI

Cali realizes she’s a live-in Fae for Sabyr to drink from. She notes that her wound has finally closed because Sabyr has allowed it to. She observes the cabin and notes there are stainless steel appliances in the kitchen; wondering if vampires used them to cook. She threatens Sabyr that her mates will hunt him down but he’s unfazed and tells her he made personally sure that she won’t be found. She tries to attack him but finds that she is chained by the ankle with a six foot allowance in movement. She tries to blast him with her Fae magic but is too weak to summon it. She starts to cry but he tells her she should be happy she is alive. She spits in his face but he licks it and states he prefers her blood. She tries to slap him but he grabs her wrist and she thinks he’s going to bite her again; he decides to not drink her all at once. She starts to wonder how she can escape, looking for a weapon, or if Sabyr even went to sleep. He tells her that if she tries to escape, Gregor will discover her, and he has told everyone he wants her dead for killing his brother Raul at the Renaissance faire. Sabyr assures her that he doesn’t want her to die, in fact he wants to keep her alive forever, so he can use her as a personal blood bag. Suddenly, a vampire comes in and tells Sabyr that Gregor is looking for him.

### Ch 7 - GREYSON

Greyson feels like he’s in a trap, telling Maren to stop but picturing Cali. However, Cali says she is there with Maren and all three of them together fine. He then sees Cali and Maren kissing each other and then Cali goes to kiss Greyson’s mouth while Maren goes to put her mouth on his penis. They ask him if it’s what he wants, and Maren continues what she is doing while Cali sits on his mouth. He’s about to climax when he awakens and feels guilty for having a sex dream. He is about to shift to continue looking for Cali when Maren comes towards him. He thinks he’s dreaming again and asks her what she’s doing there. She states she’s been looking for him, hugs him, and tells him there’s good news. She kisses him and tells him she’s happy they get to raise Fenrir together because the test results are in and it proves that Greyson is the father. Then he feels someone touching his arm, telling him to wake up. And, Maren is there. He can’t tell what’s real anymore, so he pinches himself. He asks why she is there and she states they’ve been looking for him but found him passed out. He realizes Cali is still with the vampires and feels ashamed for napping in the woods. He wants to keep searching for her but Maren insists they go back to the pack house because Xavier has found something.

### Ch 8 - VIOLET

Violet thinks to what Iris said to her - that Charlie is part of their family, that they will make things work for him and welcome him because he’s one of them, but she’s not and never will be. She feels hurt that she didn’t make the cut to be accepted and wonders when she will ever have a family of her own. She asks Iris if they still blame her for what happened to Charlie. Iris tells her that even if she didn’t turn him, she was the one who put ‘mates’ in his head. She tries to be happy that Charlie got his parents back and that they are not long being hunted, but wishes she could have been a part of it. Iris asks Marta if she can channel her mother again while Paul wonders how her powers work. Charlie comes over to her and asks what his mother said to her. She tries to assure him without worrying him that his mother hates her. They join the others and Marta tells them that she can’t question spirits to find out why Charlie was turned. Charlie wonders why it’s important for them to find out about the werewolf who turned him because they already killed him. But Iris insists that there had to be a motive such as targeting him because he came from a family of hunters. While Charlie wonders if it was all a conspiracy, Violet wishes his parents would be on their way, and Paul offers to change their tire. They stop at a motel but Marta doesn’t want to go inside a building and ends up staying in the car. Violet awakens and Charlie wants to talk to her because his parents want him to go back to Minnesota, alone.

### Ch 9 - AVA

Ava is at the diner with a plan because Xavier had made it clear she needed to move on. She thinks back to their conversation where she asked him if he would give her another chance if Cali chose Greyson. Xavier had laughed in her face; which she doesn’t understand because they were still mates and their bond had not died. With Cali gone, he would realize that his first mate was his only true mate. While everyone is out searching for Cali, she slips away, and decides to see Inigo. He’s surprised to see her come back and she enjoys watching him check her out. She tells him they can start anew and they flirt until she kisses him. She thinks he’s falling for it when he pins her to the wall and tells her he’s not stupid. He asks why she’s really there and turns an hourglass telling her she has one minute to explain. She tells him that Cali was taken by Gregor. He confirms he knows this vampire. She tells him she needs to get Cali back for someone important to her; that she’s Fae and could be used in his side hustle. He tells her that he can just get her himself, but Ava tells him she can help him get two Fae.

### Ch 10 - CALI

Cali is afraid of the new vampire with a scar across his cheek demanding to know why she is there. Sabyr addresses him as Laszlo and tells him that bringing Cali to Gregor is a waste. Laszlo tells him that he's a traitor as she is Gregor's to kill for revenge and that he would burn for defying the coven leader. Suddenly, Laszlo realizes that she's Fae, but Sabyr comes to her defense, telling him to leave. But, Laszlo tries to attack Cali, and Sabyr fights him. She realizes that Sabyr had been treating her gently with the ferocity of their fighting and hopes they kill each other. She watches as Sabyr's bracelet falls off his wrist in the middle of the fight, realizing it's the same as the one Xavier picked up from Raul, and that it could be his daylight item. She sees Laszlo is also wearing one and that he had come into the cabin after the sun was out. She puts it into her pocket when Laszlo continues to attack her, breaking her shackles in the process. She manages to blast him with her Fae magic when Sabyr rips Laszlo's head off and proceeds to drink the blood spurting from it. He turns to Cali and states that the fight was draining and that she is there to replenish him. She backs up into a window and yanks the curtain off to expose the daylight. He shrinks back and she taunts that she has his bracelet.

### Ch 11 - XAVIER

Xavier is angry he still had not found Cali and tries not to cry as he returns to the pack house. He tells the other pack members that he found Cali's blood but nothing else. Greyson demands to know where so that he could lead some scouts. He asks why Greyson didn't find her blood but he states he didn't come across it. Rishika wonders if they should regroup and instead of track Cali, go after Gregor's coven and kill them. Xavier insists that they need to find Cali first and Greyson agrees. Xavier gets upset that Greyson starts using his Alpha status to tell them that their priority was to get Cali back and then they can seek revenge. Instead, he tries to talk to Greyson to figure out a plan together, but Orla suggests a non-werewolf solution. Xavier is willing to hear her suggestion, which is fairy ring with Orla, Torin, and Astrid. A wisp appears and they follow it until they scent Cali. He mind links with Greyson and they get excited until the wisp stops and they smell Cali's blood which is smeared on a tree.

### Ch 12 - CALI

Cali waves the bracelet out of Sabyr's reach and eyes the distance to the door, noting that the sunlight does not reach the entire way. Sabyr tells her that if she leaves, there are more coven members outside, and only he can protect her. She wonders if the coven will also blame her for Laszlo's death. She plans to bluff throwing the bracelet so that Sabyr will run after it giving her an opening to break out. She pretends to throw it away from the door and he goes after where he thinks it would be - she then runs towards the door but trips over something. She barely makes it towards the door and separated from Sabyr with a stream of daylight. She goes out the door when a cloud passes over the sun and she starts running. She stops suddenly, turns around to face Sabyr, and blasts him with her magic. She turns around and runs into Gregor.

### Ch 13 - VIOLET

Violet starts to cry and tries to hide it from Charlie. She tries to tell him she understands and doesn't want to be responsible for keeping him from his family. He realizes that she's upset and decides he doesn't want to leave her. She wonders if she should tell him what his mother said to her, but decides not to. Charlie tells her that she should come to Minnesota anyways but hide this from his parents. She thinks that lying to his parents would be a bad idea and if Iris finds out, would blame her. Charlie looks at the time and tells them they need to go meet his parents for breakfast. Charlie then asks Violet again what his mother said to her, but she lies stating that she thanked her for helping him. This makes Charlie happy that his mother seems to have accepted Violet and they find Marta sleeping in the car. They wake her up and she's excited to eat as the vending machines are broken. When they get to the restaurant, Iris feigns politeness towards Violet, which Charlie mistakes as honestly warming up to Violet. He insists he brought Violet with him because they are mates. Violet excuses herself to the bathroom and regains her composure. Just as she's about to leave, Iris is there to talk to her.

### Ch 14 - CALI

Cali tries to fight off Gregor who is surprised to hear that the rumors are true; that the Fae who killed his brother with a lance is there. She tells him that she was only protecting her mate but Gregor tells her if they had succeeded in killing her mate, she would demand vengeance. He goes on to tell her that Raul had been on his side for over 250 years, during the third uprising, and he saved him from a coven of witches. She tries to tell him it was an accident but he gets upset that Raul died at the hands of an amateur instead of as a hero; he wonders why she even came to them. She explains that she was brought there by Sabyr as his personal drinking fountain and realizes that she could try to play them so that they could start to argue and be distracted enough for her to escape. Gregor doesn't believe her until she tells him that Sabyr killed Lazslo, but Sabyr tries to explain that he was trying to stop Lazslo from drinking from Cali but he was crazy from her Fae blood. Gregor knows that he's lying and starts to fight with Sabyr while Cali escapes. When they notice her, she starts running at full speed until she face plants, and a werewolf jump out between her and the vampires. She thinks she's saved until she sees the wolf turn to her and that it's Ava.

### Ch 15 - CALI

Cali thinks back to the time she first learned about werewolves and was kidnapped by Nolan and now his sister's wolf is about to attack her. She grabs a handful of dirt and throws it in Ava's face, but as Ava shakes it off, she turns to face the vampires. Gregor commands his coven to kill the werewolf but capture the Fae unharmed. Ava fights them off and before Cali can run away again, she blocks her and lowers her head. Cali realizes that Ava wants her to climb on her back so they could run away and hesitates before complying. They run a few miles until they reach the stream and Ava stops. Cali gets upset that they don't keep going because the vampires are still chasing them but still gets off Ava's back. She shifts back and takes vial from a chain around her neck, opens it, and pours the liquid on the ground in a line. She tells Cali she's using repellent to keep the vampires away and shifts back for Cali to climb back on. While they continue running, she wonders why Ava is helping her and feels ashamed that she wouldn't do the same for her. They stop again and Cali thinks it's because Ava is getting tired but instead demands to know why Ava is helping her. Suddenly she hears Xavier's mind link and finds everyone coming out of the woods. Greyson and Xavier shift from their wolf forms to rush to her side and embrace her. They both question and examine her but Mrs. Smith comes up to her and examines her bite. She then sees her mother riding Rishika's wolf and they hug. She tells them Ava rescued her but Xavier is suspicious. Instead of thanking her for saving Cali he demands to know how she was able to find her when everyone else was unable to find her scent.

### Ch 16 - GREYSON

Greyson is relieved that Cali has been returned to them and asks what happened. She tells them a vampire drank from her a little but she's mostly tired and hungry and grateful that Ava had rescued her. They watch Xavier grab Ava and question her angrily but Greyson is grateful that she was key to Cali's survival. They wonder why she helped but Greyson tells her it doesn't matter as long as Cali is now safe. He hugs her and informs the pack that they are returning to the pack house, carrying Cali while she falls asleep. She tells him he's been naked the whole time and he remembers the dream he had about Maren and Cali together. He brushes it off and hopes that Xavier would take care of Ava, finding out if she had ulterior motives. At the pack house, Orla asks Greyson if Cali is really safer there than in Minnesota. He reasons that Cali will find danger no matter where she is but if she stays with the pack they can make sure she's protected. Orla tells him that not only is she her mother but a Fae who can look after her. Greyson insists that Cali should be the one to make the decision. He takes Cali to her bedroom and tucks her into bed. He notices her bite needs to be cleaned and goes to his room to put on clothes and get the first aid kit from his bathroom. He returns to her and starts to cleanse the wound when she awakens and kisses him.

### Ch 17 - CALI

While they kiss, Cali feels pain from her bite, which worries Greyson. He offers to clean it up and she gets shy that he's being so tender towards her. She tells him that she didn't mean to leave with Sabyr but he was in her head but Greyson tells her she doesn't need to apologize because she was under his influence from the vampire venom. He tells her he needs to apologize because it should have been him who found her. She stops him from saying anything more by kissing him again and tells him that she's grateful he was looking for her. They share a moment when Artemis comes in and ruins anything that could have progressed. Greyson tells her he needs to check on the pack and Artemis comes to sit next to Cali to observe her bite. She tells Artemis she's glad to be with her family when Artemis snaps that she really means Tom and Orla. Cali is confused with her bad mood but Artemis tells her that while she was alone in the Fae world nobody bothered to look for her like they had done when Cali went missing. Cali realizes that everyone except Artemis was out searching for her and asks her why she's being mean. Artemis tells her she's not being mean but just pointing out reality and that Cali can't handle the truth, in fact she can't handle anything. She tells Cali she wishes she didn't exist and that Orla should have just stayed in the Fae world with her father.

### Ch 18 - ARTEMIS

Artemis knows that she's hurting Cali but she doesn't feel bad for stating the truth because she's so angry. That being the center of the universe was not enough for Cali. But, Cali insists that Artemis is no longer alone - that she's the only one who still thinks it despite having found her family. This makes Artemis feel angrier and Cali starts to tell her that she shouldn't feel responsible about what happened with the Orb. Artemis yells at Cali for rubbing it in her face that she lost the Orb. Cali insists she didn't mean to and wants to know what's really bothering her. Artemis starts to feel emotional and doesn't want to be stuck in the room with Cali, she yells that they are not sisters and she wishes Cali didn't exist before leaving. She starts to cry and goes to Rishika's room, but doesn't go inside. She thinks Rishika is 'one of them' as she also searched for Cali. She tries to run outside but is seen by Orla, who asks if there is anything wrong with Cali. This upsets her even more and she responds that her daughter is fine but she is not, as if anyone cares, and goes outside. She wonders why she didn't stay in the Fae world and screams at the sky. Torin hears her and wonders if she's okay or vampires are attacking again, but she tells him to go away. Torin is about to cry and she feels bad for being mean to him, but she ignores it and he runs away. She wonders if she should go after him but tells herself she doesn't need to feel sorry for him. She then hears someone calling out to her but she tries to ignore them until Cali and Orla come up to her. Artemis snaps at Cali for running to Orla after their argument but Orla answers that Cali was just worried about her. This makes Artemis mad that Cali had someone to speak for her if things were too hard. Cali and Orla tell her that they love her but this makes her so mad that she asks Orla if she really loved her why did she make her promise not to tell them that her father might be alive.

### Ch 19 - CALI

Cali asks if Kadmos is alive but Orla tells her that Artemis doesn't know what she talking about. Artemis yells that she's lying like when she lied to Cali about being Fae. Orla ignores Cali and angrily tells Artemis that they need to talk privately. She tries to grab Artemis who backs away and tells her that she should say whatever she needs to in front of Cali. Orla dodges answering by saying she doesn't want to talk about it there. Cali starts to wonder if Orla is keeping Artemis from reuniting with her father and asks if she made Artemis make a Fae promise. Orla nods and Cali is disappointed that her mother lied to her again but is worried that breaking a Fae promise means death for Artemis. Artemis laughs and says it would be better if she died than spend any more time with them. Cali asks if her father knows about this. Orla states there is nothing to tell because it's just a rumor. Cali starts to wonder what if it's not a rumor and if he did come back. She asks how long Orla knows about it which she states only a short while. Cali gets upset and demands to know why she was keeping it a secret but Orla states that it's complicated. Artemis laughs and says it's a nice way of saying she doesn't trust Cali. Cali tells Orla that her father has a right to know but she says she'll tell him when she feels it's the right time. Cali tells Orla that she won't tell Tom about Kadmos as long as Orla convinces him to let her stay with the pack. Suddenly, Artemis falls to her knees in pain and Orla tells Cali it could be because she broke the Fae promise.

### Ch 20 - XAVIER

Xavier is drinking a glass of scotch on the porch after interrogating Ava. He thinks about how much he can't trust her - from killing his mother and impersonating Cali. She had told him that she was searching the woods and picked up Cali's scent and decided against going back to alert the pack to save Cali immediately. It makes sense to him but he doesn't want to owe Ava anything. He sees Jay by the lake and goes to talk to him. Jay tells Xavier that he'll do whatever he needs to do to keep the pack safe but is worried about Lola convincing herself that she's becoming a vampire. Xavier thinks about how he can relate to Lola in losing her wolf and asks if it bothers him. Jay insists he loves Lola no matter what, that he even gave up his eye for her, but she doesn't believe him. Xavier thinks about how Cali doubts him at times too so he advises Jay to just stay by her side and prove that he'll always be there. He suggests to do something romantic for her which Jay wonders what Torin did to make him say the word 'romantic'. Xavier insists he just wanted to spend time with Cali to put up with the Bachelorette business and tells Jay to take Lola out to a nice dinner. Ava then interrupts them to ask Xavier if they could talk and Jay leaves. Ava apologizes to Xavier and says that she risked her life to save Cali for him so they should be able to move on. Xavier gets upset and states that there is no getting past everything but thanks her for saving Cali and that he owes her for that only. She asks him if she could stay with him for a while because she has nowhere else to go.

### Ch 21 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is in pain and overhears Orla tell Cali that she's experiencing this because she broke the Fae promise. She tries to understand why she was so angry and broke the promise in the first place and wonders if it has to do with the orb and how it had made her feel. Cali runs off to find Torin while Orla tries to soothe her with words that just make Artemis upset. She tells Orla that if she's in pain because she broke the Fae promise it has to be her fault to have made her make the promise in the first place. She recalls a Fae who had died from breaking a promise to the Kollector and fears what will happen to her for trusting Orla. She tries to get up and walk away from Orla but Cali, Torin, and Rishika appear. Torin is confused because he doesn't know where she's injured but he tries to use his powers until a warmth makes the pain go away. When they see she's recovered, Cali tries to hug her, but she ignores all of them and walks towards the lake. Cali insists on stopping Artemis despite Orla's suggestion to give Artemis some time alone. Orla asks her to come back to the house to rest but Artemis insists that she doesn't belong there. Tom comes out and tells her that she's upsetting Orla and not to talk to her the way she was. She yells at Tom for ordering her around and tells him he's not her father. She threatens to blast them if they keep bothering her but Tom keeps coming closer to her and she tries to blast him. Except, her Fae magic is gone.

### Ch 22 - CALI

Cali yells at Artemis for trying to attack her father but Artemis yells back that it's all Cali's fault. Artemis runs away and Cali hugs Tom as he's shocked that Artemis would try to turn on them. Cali realizes he doesn't know about the Fae promise Artemis had broken and believes that the whole situation is Orla's fault. She tells Orla that she should tell Tom what happened. Orla ignores her and tells them she should go after Artemis as she believes that breaking the Fae promise might have affected her magic. Cali tells her that they should do what Artemis wants and give her space. Orla tells Tom about Kadmos, the Fae promise, and Artemis breaking it. Tom gets upset that she kept everything from him and goes back to the house. Orla insists that she was trying to protect everyone but Cali has no sympathy for her lies and suggests she apologize to Tom. Cali goes to look for Torin and Astrid to ask them about Fae promises. They tell her that it's unpredictable the way the punishment manifests and Cali wonders why Orla had made Artemis make the promise. She asks if Artemis could ever get her powers back but Astrid tells her it's possible but nobody knows how. She wants to talk to Artemis but believes that she should have been respectful and talked about her behind her back like a normal person instead of telling her everything to her face. They go into the pack house and Lola asks what Cali has done for her parents to be arguing in the kitchen. Cali goes to check on them and finds Orla crying and Tom shouting. He tells her that he accepted her keeping the secret of being a Fae despite it almost killing her and that trying to keep the secret that her first husband may still be alive was it. He tells her he can't do it anymore and that he's done.

### Ch 23 - XAVIER

Xavier thinks about Ava's request to stay in the pack house and how Cali would feel and treat him if he allowed it. Ultimately, he feels sorry for her and asks how long she needs to stay. She can't give a definite answer but promises she wont stay longer than necessary. She then asks if he needs to get permission from Greyson which makes him take offense. She then asks if he needs to talk it over with Cali first which makes him pause and she suggests that he should talk to her about it first. He gets suspicious but tells her he will get back to her. He starts to go to the kitchen and thinks about how Ava will complicate his relationship with Cali but that he still has a soft spot for her. Greyson pulls him out of his thoughts as he had been staring in the fridge and tells him they need to talk about the vampires. Xavier thinks that Greyson trying to involve him in pack business means that he's running off and leaving him in charge again. Greyson tells him that it's actually Cali business as they had kidnapped her; Xavier agrees as that act is a declaration of war. Greyson asks for suggestions for a plan of attack as they have the ability to mask their scent. Xavier insists that's not an issue as they've taken down Silas and Greyson tells him he's happy to be working together with Xavier because together they are powerful. Xavier wonders why Ava and Greyson are acting weird and decides to go talk to Cali. He finds her in her room crying and tries to find out what happened, but she just kisses him.

### Ch 24 - VIOLET

Iris goes into the bathroom with Violet and locks the door. She warns Violet that she will always be in Charlie's life; Violet tells her they they will both be for a long time. Iris doesn't believe that Violet and Charlie are mates bound forever. That he would have spent the rest of his life oblivious to the mate nonsense and accuses Violet of putting ideas into his head. Violet insists that she helped Charlie with everything which upsets Iris even more. Violet insists that she only wants Charlie's happiness and wishes that Iris were happy as well. Iris admits that she would have killed Violet but is afraid that Charlie would not forgive her if she did. She threatens that she still could kill Violet knowing that Charlie won't hold a grudge against his mother for long. Violet tells Iris that as a mother she doesn't love Charlie as much as she says she does because of the way she treated him when she found out he was a werewolf. This enrages Iris and she tells Violet that she will not be returning to Minnesota with them no matter what but Violet ignores her and leaves the bathroom. After the dinner, which Violet kept thinking about the conversation with Iris and if she should tell Charlie about it, Charlie's parents want to take him to Minnesota immediately. Charlie insists that they need to go to their place to pack first and Paul insists that they follow to help them. Violet mind links Charlie not to say yes and he tells them it's a long drive. Paul asks if they're worried their friends will get harmed but Violet just tells him that it's safer for everyone; Iris tells Charlie they will wait for him at the motel. On the drive back to the pack house, Violet worries that Paul and Iris are secretly following them. Charlie mind links with her to discuss Marta and Violet tells Marta that she could talk to Xavier to let her stay at the pack house. She clarifies that Xavier is not the Alpha and that she should speak with Big Mac the witch and that the pack house has Fae too. Suddenly, Marta tells them that there's something wrong and that they're being followed.

### Ch 25 - CALI

Xavier stops their kiss to ask her what's wrong so they can deal with it together but Cali doesn't want to deal with anything. She's worried about her parents fighting, her sister losing magic, Fenrir possibly being Greyson's son, and Ava saving her from vampires. She just has desire to be with Xavier and forget about her problems so she grabs and kisses him. She takes the initiative to have sex with him and when he tries to change their position so that he could be in control, she stops him - twice, until he allows her to boss him around. She feels that her life is so out of control that at least she could have control Xavier in this moment. When she orgasms, he flips her over and uses his mouth on her until she orgasms again. Then, he gives it to her hard and kisses her as they both orgasm, and he tells her he loves her and she repeats the same. He tells her she's beautiful but he wanted to talk to her about something. She has a feeling that it's going to be negative so she asks him to talk about it later and kisses him. He asks if she wants to go again and when she begs that she does, he commands her to put her hair in a ponytail and get on her knees. He pulls her hair as they have sex again; he's aggressive and talks dirty. While they lay in each other's arms she notices the veins on his chest are fading and starts to panic. He tells her that they fade from time to time and that it must be a good thing. She realizes she doesn't know what makes the intensity change and what must be happening to Greyson's. She starts to believe that being with one mate makes the curse think that she's getting closer to a decision. She's about to voice her concerns to Xavier when they hear a scream and she sees the veins glow silver. She suddenly thinks that something has happened to Greyson.

### Ch 26 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is still angry, in fact angrier now that she's lost her Fae magic. She tries to pick up a log to throw it into the lake but realizes it's too heavy and that her Fae strength has been drained too. She starts to panic that she's broken and ruined. She tries to kick a rock, but ends up hurting herself. She manages to throw the rock into the lake and sits down on the log wondering if she's going to die. She wonders why she just didn't refuse to make the promise and realizes she wanted to share a secret that Cali wouldn't know with Orla. Rishika finds her and asks if she wants to talk. Artemis admits to her that something feels wrong since she realized the Fae portal was closed. She wonders even if she could go back to the Fae world if she would be welcomed back or be able to survive without her Fae magic. She starts to cry that she doesn't belong anywhere and Rishika comforts her. She tells Artemis that she doesn't know what their relationship is but they will always be friends. Artemis feels better and asks if she should apologize to Tom and Rishika tells her she should. They walk back to the house and Rishika tells her to have some of Mrs. Smith's white chocolate mocha but Artemis wants tramalfa shots - a Dark Fae drink; they settle for whiskey. She puts her hands in her pocket and realizes Vander's blade of grass is in it. Rishika goes to make them drinks and she decides to try contacting Vander. She tries to talk to it, feeling stupid. She drops it in the grass when nothing happens and tries to find it when she bumps into Vander.

### Ch 27 - GREYSON

Greyson goes to the kitchen where the screaming is happening and finds Lola throwing up in the sink with Jay standing next to her holding a loaf of bread. When he asks what happened, Lola screams that she's been poisoned because she's been secretly fed garlic. Jay explains that garlic bread has garlic in it. Greyson gets upset and asks if Lola is allergic to garlic, which Jay explains that Lola believes she's turning into a vampire. Cali then runs directly to Greyson wondering if he's okay while Lola starts washing her mouth with soap. Cali demands to know what is going on while Tom pushes Greyson out of the way to go stir his sauce. Lola yells that Tom wants to put more garlic to poison her like he did with the bread. Greyson tells everyone to be quiet. He tells Lola to stop being dramatic because she knows that vampires aren't really affected by garlic and that the pack is in a state of emergency since Cali was kidnapped. Cali keeps trying to check if he's been harmed; he insists that he's fine and wonders why she thought something happened to him. Xavier comes in and wonders why too but Cali just tells them she heard a scream. Rishika then walks in wondering what smells good and Tom gets frustrated that there are too many people in the kitchen interrupting his stress cooking. He starts to get upset that his lasagna was almost burned and starts kicking people out while Xavier jokes about who the real Alpha is. Fenrir then comes in and asks Mr. Tom for a snack and Rishika tells him he should have the garlic bread. Maren then comes in and wants to talk to Greyson so he leaves the chaotic kitchen. Maren asks if the scream was a false alarm and tells him that Fenrir likes the liveliness of the pack house. She tells him that Fenrir never realized the danger of the vampires and Greyson apologizes for having a child alert them. She asks if she should be worried about his random shifting but Greyson tells her it's just a phase. She wonders if they should be trying to help him control it and Greyson offers to talk to him about it. She then asks how he's able to deal with it, and he thinks she's talking about the pack. But, she clarifies how does he deal with knowing that Cali is with Xavier.

### Ch 28 - ARTEMIS

Vander comments on the werewolf pack house and sees the lake, joking that Artemis called him for a date as it's a romantic setting. She wonders if Vander is flirting with her and asks if he has any news on the portals. He tells her there have been no developments and she asks if he can try again. He agrees and disappears for a while. She's about to leave when Vander suddenly reappears and tells her the portals are still shut down. She sits down on a log and tries to think on what to do next as she's sure that the answer to reversing the Fae promise curse was in the Fae world. Vander takes a seat next to her and asks what she's thinking about. He tells her that the Fae have always been full of life and mischief, they always get into all sorts of adventures, and there are some old enough to rival his age. She wonders if he gets lonely but he tells her he's never really alone because he has nature. She admits to him that she broke a Fae promise to her mother and has lost her magic but Vander tries to get her to see the bright side - that she's still alive. He tells her to whistle until she forgets what's making her sad but she doesn't believe him. She tells him that he should probably go unless he has an answer to fix her problems. He tells her he could try something and he kisses her.

### Ch 29 - CALI

Cali is still in the kitchen trying to figure out how she can get Greyson alone with his shirt off so that she can inspect his veins because she believes that being intimate with either one of them is making a momentary choice that affects them through the curse. Tom tells Cali she can stay and watch him cook because he wasn't trying to trick Lola with the garlic. She asks him if he's thinking about a divorce because Orla lied to him. Tom is surprised and tells her that he would never leave Orla but they aren't fully okay. She hugs him and assures that Orla means well and apologizes on Artemis' behalf for trying to blast him. He tells her that Orla should know that honesty is the best policy and understands Artemis was upset; he hopes she gets her Fae whatsits back. Torin comes in asking about the lasagna and Cali excuses herself to find Greyson who is with Fenrir on the front porch talking about places he cannot shift. Greyson asks her why she believed something happened to him when she heard a scream but she asks him to show him her chest because she wants to know what state the veins are in. She notices that the veins are not fading, but seem worse. He tells her that sometimes they look worse but he's ignored it. She tells him that his are getting worse but Xavier's are fading and he realizes how she knows this. He tells her not to blame herself and to stop worrying about it unless she's chosen Xavier. She thinks back to Mrs. Smith telling her that being with both of them could cause accidental harm and realizes she's been selfish and needs to stop seeing both of them.

### Ch 30 - LOLA

Lola is in the living room wearing sunglasses and looking at the sun still out, believing it's not safe for her to go out yet. She thinks about the tickle she felt when she ate the bread and believes it was her body rejecting the garlic. She feels like there is something was wrong with her when Jay asks if they could talk privately. They go to their room and Jay tries to take off her sunglasses. She tells him that her eyes have become more sensitive to light and he laughs. She gets upset that he's making fun of her and he apologizes. He tells her that vampires being allergic to garlic is nonsense and that she's been very hung up on the vampire thing. He tells her his theory is that losing her wolf affected her in a way that the idea of becoming another supernatural being is the closest she can get to maintaining a part of her identity - even if it's becoming a vampire. She admits that she thought they would give each other the werewolf mate mark when they got married and now that she's human they can never have the ceremony; that their union would be less special because she is not able to give him everything he needs anymore. He tells her that he loves her and she is everything he needs. She then initiates putting him in her mouth and touches herself until he begs for her, which she then straddles him until she orgasms. He then flips them and continues until they orgasm at the same time. They lay in each other's arms until she is struck by a heightening of her senses. She goes to the bathroom to try to calm down because she was thinking about Jay's blood and the itch in her throat. She then looks in the mirror, doesn't see her reflection, and screams.

### Ch 31 - CALI

Cali tries to get away from Greyson by excusing herself to get water in the kitchen. She grabs a bottle from the fridge and goes out the back door. She walks out to the lake and realizes she might need to take a step back and go back to Minnesota with her parents for a while. She thinks she should go back to the Obaltarion and ask Steinar for help in finding something in the library that could help her. She sits on a fallen log and thinks about how Ava saved her from the vampires until Torin comes to sit with her. He tells her that a hot air balloon date will cheer her up - complete with a picnic in the sky. But, Cali tells him that she's not going on any more dates. Torin asks if that means she's chosen but she tells him that she doesn't feel like she should be dating either Greyson or Xavier. That she feels selfish being with both of them at the same time and not being fair to them. He tells her that two werewolves in love with a Fae feels like a fairytale and wonders if the difference in the magics between them has something to do with why the curse happened at all. Xavier comes out and tells Torin that he needs to talk to Cali. Cali wants to talk to him about her decision but insists that Xavier goes first. He tells her that he wants to talk about Ava because she has nowhere to go and wants her to stay for a while.

### Ch 32 - XAVIER

Cali wants to clarify that Xavier is asking her for permission to have Ava stay at the pack house. He tells her that Ava had asked him if she could stay because she has nowhere else to go but he wanted to run it by her first. Cali tells him 'No' which surprises him. She tells him that he asked for her opinion and it's no she can't stay. Xavier reasons that Ava had saved her from the vampires but Cali tells him she still doesn't trust Ava and didn't like that he brought her there in the first place. Xavier asks why she didn't say anything but Cali tells him that she blasting Ava back into the car should have been enough. Xavier gets agitated but Cali shrugs and tells him that he asked her so that's it, decision made. He gets annoyed that he wanted to talk to her about it but she had made the decision with finality. He tells her that he wasn't asking her permission, he just wanted her take, and that she was not the one who was making the final decision. Cali gets upset and asks why he bothered to ask her if he wasn't planning on listening to what she had to say. He starts to get irritated that Cali thinks that everything she says to him is law and reasons that Ava staying a few days to figure things out after she risked herself to save Cali is the least they could do. Cali argues that Ava slept with him and Greyson pretending to be her so they don't owe her anything because she's not a good person. Xavier argues that Ava used to be a good person and knew her before the pack wars; that Cali would not understand how everyone changed during that time. Cali doesn't say anything and leaves him. He tries to go after her but she starts screaming that he's letting a predator into the house. He tells her to stop because he asked since he valued her opinion but the decision lies with him - that he wants Cali to be his Luna when he's the Alpha but wants to be allowed to make the choices he wants. She demands to know if that leaves her voiceless next to him - handy to keep around when he wants but easy to ignore when he wants to make an executive decision. They continue to argue until she tells him they're done and slams the door on him. Xavier wonders what just happened to have Cali break up with him. He's so angry that he decides to shift and run when he bumps into Ava and asks how long she's been standing there.

### Ch 33 - GREYSON

Greyson watches Tom teach an amateur cooking class while thinking about his last conversation with Cali - how she had inadvertently confirmed that she'd been with Xavier. Suddenly, he hears Cali slam the front door and stomp in. He goes to find out what happened and sees she's about to cry. He believes Xavier did something and moves to go find him so that he could beat him up, but Cali stops him. He hugs her until they hear a scream from the kitchen and find that Zainab yelled in surprise to Tom's flambé. Greyson leads Cali upstairs to her room and gets her a glass of water. He holds her while she collects herself and tells her that everything with Maren is set for the DNA test. He wants to ask her if the results of the test would impact her decision about wanting to be with him but is afraid that it could be a deal-breaker. He offers to get her something to eat since Tom has been cooking non-stop; Cali chooses his fresh bread. He gets up and feels like he's going to pass out, thinking it's the witches again. He awakens to Cali holding a beer and asking him about tomorrow night - their wedding night. He sees they are at a barbecue with Colton and Maya with their son by the grill with Rishika, Tom is grilling while talking to Nolan, Xavier and Ava are playing corn hole against Violet and Charlie while Lilac records their game on his phone. Sabine, Big Mac, and Marlene come to congratulate them while Orla and Artemis ask Cali about her bouquet. Marlene calls Greyson her savior. He suddenly sees Lauren and realizes that she was showing him a possibility. He decides that if this reality is possible, he was going to ask the witches to do the spell.

### Ch 34 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is initially shocked at Vander kissing her, but starts to enjoy it. He pulls away from her and asks if it helped. She confused until he clarifies to check her magic. He tells her the kiss of pure nature has restorative powers and that she still has the capability for magic, its just been burned down for breaking her promise. She searches in herself to find her magic and feels something but is unable to harness it. She tells him that the kiss of pure nature did nothing which surprises him. He insists that he try kissing her again because maybe wasn't concentrating and the transfer of magic wasn't enough. He asks if the broken promise was serious and she wonders if promises made to family members held more weight. She thinks there's nothing to lose in kissing him again since it was good the first time and really enjoys the second time. He pulls away again and gives her quick pecks wondering why she can't use her magic yet. She checks her consciousness and tells him that she feels the magic but it's locked away inside her. They realize that it's a good thing but don't know when it will return. Rishika then comes out and is surprised to see Vander with her. He tells Artemis that he's going to check on the portal and will report back to her. She admits to him that she dropped the grass and doesn't know how to contact him. He tells her she doesn't need it, she just needs to call him, and he disappears. Rishika tells Artemis that she saw them kissing but Artemis tries to explain that Vander was trying to restore her Fae magic. Rishika thinks that it was a pick up line and Artemis apologizes realizing how absurd it sounds. Rishika assures her that she cares for her but that they aren't exclusive. Artemis wonders if they wanted exclusivity.

### Ch 35 - LOLA

Lola blinks her eyes and is able to see her reflection again. Jay comes in asking if she's okay as it's the third time she's screamed today. She doesn't want to tell him about not seeing her reflection after they've talked about her possibly imagining things and tells him there was a bug. He jokes that she's a scaredy cat and she tells him that she can take him. He picks her up and throws her on the bed while they both laugh. They take a shower together and head downstairs finding the kitchen full of food made by Tom. She eats fresh bread with butter - no garlic, pasta, soup, and brownies. She decides she should apologize to the pack but Jay asks her to meet him outside while he loads their plates in the dishwasher. He tells her their going on an adventure, shifts to his wolf, and insists she ride his back. She mind links with him that she needed the run as she misses when she was able to do it with her wolf. He takes her to a church he found on a run and says that he wanted to show her the place since she mentioned their wedding. He insists they go exploring inside and he allows her to pass through the entrance but she can't cross the threshold. He thinks that she's messing around but she starts crying and feels an invisible force blocking her from going into the church.

### Ch 36 - XAVIER

Xavier realizes that Ava had overheard him and Cali fighting about her and heard Cali tells him that they were over. She admits that she only heard the end and asks if he's okay. He doesn't answer her and really wants to shift and run instead of discuss Cali with Ava. She tries to apologize to him for putting a rift between him and Cali as that was not her intention. Xavier tells her that what happens between him and Cali stays between him and Cali as that's how things are with mates. She asks if he's going for a run because that was what she was going to do and if she could join him. Xavier tells her to do whatever she wants and he shifts before running into the woods. During his run he thinks about Cali for about five or six miles before he spots Ava's wolf; she wants to race. During their run together he feels like how it was before and when they play fight he feels relaxed. But, he accidentally pins her down and views her like in his nightmares where he kills her. She mind links him realizing his change but he doesn't answer. She shifts back and pets him until he also shifts back. She asks if they should head back but he tells her he wants to stay for a bit. They look up at the sky and she tells him that it feels good being with him like before and he thinks that she's going to try and kiss him.

### Ch 37 - CALI

Cali panics that Greyson has gone unconscious but knows that he's gone into another one of his visions. She checks his breathing and feels that this dream is taking longer than the others. She holds Greyson's head in her lap and suddenly finds herself in his vision. She's at a barbecue and Mrs. Smith is congratulating her on her wedding tomorrow. She sees Colton who is playing cornhole with Maya; he picks up a toddler and asks her how his future sister in law is. She wonders which brother she is going to marry until Colton says he's happy for her and Greyson and that all the Evers brothers are going to be settled and mated. She tries to look for Greyson but sees Xavier with Ava. Xavier looks at her but Greyson appears and hugs her. She tells him that she was going to go inside for a drink when she realizes her glass is still half full. She finishes it and goes inside for more wine but goes to the bathroom first to collect herself. She goes upstairs to the study where Greyson finds her. He locks the door and kisses her.

### Ch 38 - GREYSON

Greyson knows that he's dreaming about him and Cali but is enjoying it so much he doesn't mind letting it play out. They knock books off the bookshelf and a lamp off the desk telling her to forget about their guests at their party so they can have an intimate moment together. He realizes that there has always been something getting in between them like Xavier, due destini, fate; and when this possible reality of getting married to Cali is presented to him, he finds that he truly wants her to be his wife. They have sex on on the desk until they both orgasm and Greyson gets sucked out of the dream. He awakens in Cali's room, in the dark, next to Cali who also awakens. Greyson tries to piece together what happened before he passed out and realizes that he is still aroused. Cali notices too and gets embarrassed. This is when Greyson realizes that they were in the dream together.

### Ch 39 - VIOLET

Marta confirms they are not being followed stating she sometimes confuses the spirit world from the living world. Charlie assures Violet that they are almost back at the pack house; Marta complains that she's hungry. Violet asks Marta if she could contact Lilac for her to find out if he's okay as she believes he could be in some sort of trouble. She admits she's worried he can't cross into the spirit world and wants him to move on as she thought he already did when she released him from the pendant. Suddenly, they arrive at the pack house and Violet is excited to be home. She sees Orla coming down the stairs and Torin greets her in the hallway wearing socks. When Torin asks who Marta is, Violet suggests to Charlie to inform the entire pack at once instead of introducing her multiple times. He summons them all and tells them about the poltergeist who trapped them and introduces Marta as a medium from the 1950s who saved them. Violet looks for Xavier but asks for Big Mac. Sage directs her to the kitchen and she sees Tom and Orla talking while Big Mac is sipping coffee by the fridge. She tells Big Mac that Marta is a medium and asks if she could help her with her powers. Surprisingly, Big Mac is interested in Marta being a medium, and agrees to help her. Violet wants to know what the catch is, but Big Mac tell her she will make an exception as she has a duty as a witch to help her fellow spiritual guides. Before Violet can question her more, Rishika and Artemis come through the back door to greet her. She tries to introduce them to Marta, but she tells Artemis that death is following her.

### Ch 40 - XAVIER

Xavier wonders if Ava is going to kiss him and if he will let her do it. He remembers how she was his first everything and for a moment is taken back to a time when he loved her. Then he remembers all the things she did and that she couldn't be trusted. He immediately stands up and tells her they should go. He looks at her and realizes she's not the same person he remembers. He gets angry and tells her not to try that again. He wishes that she was still dead so he wouldn't have to try to break their bond because he wants only Cali. He tells Ava that she can stay at the pack house, but she has to sleep outside. He shifts into his wolf and runs away from her. He wants to talk to Cali but finds Astrid and Fenrir on the porch and she glamours him some clothes - or a costume of Captain America. Fenrir sees him and gets excited, Xavier asks what the character's catch phrase is so he can play along. When Torin tells him it's 'Assemble', he holds up the shield and tells Fenrir 'Avengers assemble', which makes the boy scream happily. Xavier asks where Cali is and Fenrir tells him that she is with Uncle Greyson in her bed. Xavier gets upset and stomps into the kitchen, ignoring whatever was happening because he wants to know what Cali and Greyson are doing. He sees Cali's bedroom door open and that Greyson and Cali are on the bed. He gets furious and grabs Greyson by his collar, slamming him against the wall. He is so focused on his anger that he believes he is going to kill him.

### Ch 41 - GREYSON

Greyson finds that he was lying next to Cali one second and being slammed against the wall the next. Xavier screams to not touch his mate and sucker punches him in the face. He catches the next two punches and asks Xavier what is going on as him and Cali were not doing anything. Xavier insists that Greyson is playing dumb and ignores Cali's shouting to stop. He dodges Xavier's next attack and sees the hatred in Xavier's eyes. Xavier shifts into his wolf and attacks Greyson, so he shifts to his wolf to protect himself. Greyson starts to get angry that Xavier is behaving this way in front of Cali but doesn't want to fight or hurt Xavier. He tries to mind link with Xavier who continues to rip out his throat and destroy Cali's bedroom in the process. Greyson wonders if Xavier had seen their dream too and that is why he's so angry. Cali begs Xavier to stop, but he doesn't see her, and attacks Greyson who is trying to protect her from getting hurt. She blasts them apart with her magic and continues to blast Xavier when he doesn't stop trying to attack Greyson. Greyson shifts back to human and Cali sees the wound on his shoulder from Xavier's bite. She gets upset and yells that they can't solve their problems by killing each other, but Xavier shifts back and yells that she chose by breaking up with him and going straight to Greyson. Greyson is surprised to hear this and Cali tells Xavier he's getting jealous over nothing because she was about to tell Greyson the same thing. Xavier yells at Cali that she's making excuses to justify doing whatever she wants. Greyson is still surprised on the news that Cali was going to break up with him too. Xavier tells Cali that the due destini is not his fault and that they could have made it work. Greyson realizes that Cali was choosing not to choose and wonders what that means for the curse and the mate bonds they share. Cali starts to cry and tells them that she can't allow them to be like this and that it's over.

### Ch 42 - CALI

Cali cries and storms out of her broken bedroom after breaking up with both Greyson and Xavier. She sees that Greyson is confused and hurt but prefers Xavier's anger instead of Greyson's quiet devastation. She suddenly realizes that she is leaving her bedroom and gets angry that she should be kicking them out. She finds that she has nowhere to go and doesn't want to see anyone; but Maren comes and asks about hearing a fight. Cali tries to brush her off, but Maren insists on asking if she's okay. Cali slaps her hand away, tells her she's fine, and runs outside. She starts sobbing about Xavier and Greyson fighting, her breaking up with both of them, and her selfishness. She goes out to the lake and screams. She sees the full moon and curses it; wondering if the love she feels for the brothers is real or an aspect of the due destini. She doesn't want to go back into the pack house, but can't go anywhere else. Artemis comes to talk to her and she realizes that their relationship isn't going well either. Artemis hugs her and tries to apologize for what she said but Cali starts sobbing that she can't keep being torn by Xavier and Greyson. She wishes that she could go back to school, live a normal life, and figure out what she wants to do with her life. Artemis asks if there's anything she can do to help - Cali wonders if she can get her to erase her memories, but remembers not only did Artemis refuse to do it before, she doesn't have her powers back. She then thinks about the the witches and asks Artemis if she can help her find the witches to change her destiny so that she never meets Xavier or Greyson.

(*+Note: Halloween was supposed to be the night of the full moon; and it has been a few days since this night. The time interval between the repeat phases to the next full moon is about 29 days*)

### Ch 43 - XAVIER

Xavier watches Cali slam the door behind her and is angry at how easily she was done with him. He thinks back to all the times he asked her to choose him and she said no or turned to Greyson. He turns to Greyson who has started to heal and starts demanding to know why Xavier attacked him with Cali present. Xavier tells him he knows why, but Greyson insists they were just talking. Xavier doesn't believe him because he saw them in bed together and thinks that Cali has chosen Greyson. Greyson asks why Xavier's acting this way when he knows what they're going through; reasoning that he doesn't attack Xavier when Cali wants to spend time with him. Xavier tells him that Cali broke up with him because of Greyson. Greyson tells him he's looking to blame him when really she broke up with both of them because of the due destini. He tells Xavier that he's not the only one being affected, but Xavier gets mad that Cali is always running to Greyson. Greyson doesn't understand Xavier's attitude and explains that he had accepted everyone's feelings, why can't he? Xavier argues that Cali was his before Greyson came along, but Greyson states that she's a person not an object. Xavier tells him that Colton would never have done what Greyson has, but Greyson tells him that Colton doesn't have a Fae with two mates. Xavier tells Greyson if he wants a Fae to take Maren since they probably have a kid together anyways. Greyson insists that Maren is not his mate and that Cali has been the only mate he's ever had, but can Xavier say the same? Xavier tries to explain the bond with Ava, but Greyson insists that it's still a mate bond. This makes Xavier enraged and he slams Greyson against the wall again and threatens to kill him. Greyson tells him to go ahead and do it because in the end, he still will not have Cali. Xavier realizes he's right and asks Greyson to unmate from Cali. But Greyson insists that Cali is his only mate and won't give her up. He tells Xavier that if he wants someone to unmate from Cali, it should be him because he has two mates. Xavier tells Greyson that Cali chose him first and that Greyson will always be the second. This doesn't faze Greyson as he explains that right now Cali has chosen neither of them. Xavier gets frustrated, kicks a chair, and leaves the room. He goes outside and decides to put an end to him and Ava.

### Ch 44 - ARTEMIS

Artemis doesn't understand what three witches Cali is looking for and why she wants to forget about Xavier and Greyson. She gets uneasy about what Cali might be planning but Cali assures that the witches might be able to help her. She tells Cali that it still sounds like a bad idea and that as a Fae, they shouldn't trust witches. Cali insists that she has no choice because she's hurting, but Artemis tells her to go see Torin. Cali admits that she broke up with Xavier and Greyson and Artemis realizes what happened. She suggests that Cali sleep on it and they can discuss their next move in the morning. Cali refuses to go back to the house but Artemis offers Cali to stay in her room. Cali agrees and Artemis tucks her into bed. When Cali thanks Artemis, she realizes that she enjoys the sister connection, and apologizes about what she said before. She goes to make Cali some tea but runs into Marta. She jokes that death is not behind her, but Marta tells her that whatever is following her is dangerous. She goes into the kitchen and avoids Tom, running away once the tea is done. She runs up the stairs when she is suddenly nauseated and a familiar voice in her head asks if she wants her magic back, she knows what she has to do.

### Ch 45 - VIOLET

Violet is packing for the trip to Minnesota and wonders how she can protect herself from Charlie's parents while there. She wonders how long they will be there and what she will be doing while Charlie is training to be a hunter. She worries about meeting with Iris again when Charlie asks if she's okay. She brushes off his concern but worries about how she lied to Charlie about his mother being okay with her tagging along to Minnesota with them. Charlie offers to help her pack and realizes she has a lot of clothes. She explains that as a werewolf, she has a lot of wardrobe changes. She struggles to find a way to tell Charlie about Iris when he asks if Marta will be okay while they are gone. Violet assures him that she will be fine as Big Mac seemed excited to meet Marta but uses the opportunity to ask if they should delay their trip a few days. She tells him she wants more answers about Lilac and should make sure Marta is settled first. Charlie agrees they should wait a day or two and she feels guilty that she's using the extra time to find a way to tell him the truth about Iris. She suggests they check on Marta and find her in the guest room. Marta tells them that she finds no negativity around, except for Artemis. Charlie asks Marta if she will be fine while they're gone and Marta asks if she could camp out in a tend in the backyard. Charlie reminds her that vampires might be still around. Violet waits until Charlie bids them goodnight and asks Marta why Lilac came back.

### Ch 46 - LOLA

Jay tries to pull Lola through the threshold of the church but she insists that there is something blocking her. He gets frustrated and wonders if she doesn't want to see the church as she's changed her mind about marrying him. She tries to explain that she does want to marry him she just can't go through the church door, but he insists that she can, showing her that he can walk in and out the doorway. She gets upset and tells him that she knows how to walk, she just physically cannot pass through. She slaps her hand against the barrier but he still doesn't believe her. He tries to push her inside but she smacks into the barrier. He laces their fingers together and tries to extend their arms through, but finds that she is blocked by a barrier. He finally admits that she can't pass through and she tells him it's because she's a vampire. He gets upset that she would assume that she was and states that there could be a spell on the church. She tries to explain all the things that have happened to her, and he gets upset that she lied to him about seeing a bug when she really didn't see her reflection in the mirror. He tries to assure her that she is not the living dead nor does she smell like death, but she tells him that she might attack him. They argue a bit more until Lola wants to get away from the church. Jay tries to stop her, apologizes, and kisses her. But, he suddenly jumps back because Lola has fangs.

### Ch 47 - CALI

Cali is walking in the woods alone, not afraid because she's Fae. She hears a howl and realizes it's Xavier. She turns to find Xavier and Greyson's wolves. They mind link her in unison to tell her to rest and that they will protect her. She lies down with a wolf on either side of her and thinks that this is how it should be. But she awakens to Xavier's eyeing her like she was prey and she realizes that she's not safe with him. She sees that Greyson is also eyeing her with the same look and finds that if she looked at one wolf she was taking her eyes off the other wolf intent to kill her. She threatens them to stop or she'll use her magic but Xavier strikes first, biting her arm. She blasts him into Greyson and runs back to the house thinking that they turned on her because she refused to choose one of them. Greyson bites her leg and she falls into a spiderweb that holds her in place. She turns to find the spiders are actually Ava and Maren telling her that she brought this on herself and that she doesn't deserve either of them. Then, everyone attacks her until she awakens in Artemis' room. She goes to the bathroom to collect herself from the nightmare. She decides that she can't stay in the house any longer, but she can't go back to Minnesota either. She then sees a women in the doorway that she's never seen before; she introduces herself as Marta and states she has a message from Cassandra.

### Ch 48 - XAVIER

Xavier goes searching for Ava. He runs into Torin who asks to join Xavier if he's going for a run in the woods. Xavier shifts into his wolf and growls at Torin before going into the woods where he last saw Ava. He thinks about how Cali had saved him and gave him another chance at happiness - and how he has to sever the connection with Ava. He thinks after he deals with Ava, he will kick out the two Fae (Torin and Astrid). He realizes through the Bachelorette game that he will never accept Cali being in love with Greyson or the concept of sharing her with him; that even though he was the one getting to spend time with Cali, he was too busy trying to get her to choose him instead of enjoying their moment together. He imagines himself becoming Alpha and kicking out Astrid and Torin, but remembers that they are Cali's friends, and decides that they could stay for Cali. He finds Ava's scent and follows it wondering why Cali never listened to him when he was an Alpha because when it was him and Ava, he was the Alpha and she was his mate. He finds her asleep in her wolf form and he thinks about how easy it would be to just curl up next to her. When she awakens, she mind links her surprise that he's returned because she didn't think Cali would allow him. This upsets Xavier and he warns her to never speak her name. Ava taunts that Cali must have thrown him out, that she doesn't deserve him, and she's probably with Greyson. He attacks her and she dodges him until he pins her down. She mind links that she knows why he's there and exposes her throat to him.

### Ch 49 - CALI

Cali wonders who Marta is and where she's come from to carry messages from Cassandra, the original due destini. Marta explains that Violet and Charlie had brought her to the pack house to work with Big Mac on harnessing her powers of communicating with the dead. She goes on to explain that there is a ghost at the house to came to her to ask if she could talk to Cali. Cali tells her that she knows a woman by the name of Cassandra and Marta beckons to be followed. She grabs some candles and a box of matches while Cali wonders what the message could be. They go outside and Marta starts lighting candles in a circle. Cali wonders why they are out in the cold when Marta explains that moonlight or starlight makes the connections stronger and that she hates houses. She asks Cali to sit with her in the circle and beings to summon Cassandra. Cali starts to get skeptical until she sees a beautiful woman appear and realizes it's Cassandra. The spirit tells her that it's time for her to choose but Cali tells her that the terms of the curse has changed and so she can't. Cassandra warns that it will be worse if she doesn't choose as she failed to choose and both her mates died. She is now destined to mourn both of them for eternity. Cali asks if she will be the same either way as if she does choose one, the other will die. Cassandra insists that staying away from both of them will only make everything worse.

### Ch 50 - CALI

Cali asks how things could get worse. Cassandra tells her that the indecision will destroy her soul and she will slowly go mad. Cali doesn't believe her, but Cassandra tells her that she wants to keep her from making the biggest mistake of her life because she wished she had someone with experience to have helped and guide her. Cali begins to wonder if she's already going crazy by hallucinating the conversation with Cassandra, and if she was, then the warning of going crazy isn't real - so she must not be going crazy. @.@ Cassandra reminds Cali to make the choice before fate makes the choice for her and disappears. Marta comes to, comments on Cali having some problems, and asks about Big Mac. She tells her to be careful about asking her for anything as she once took Jay's eye in exchange for a favor. Cali realizes that she might not want to deal with the three witches who might change her past with a cost she couldn't live with. Marta goes off to bed and Cali is reluctant to go inside. Greyson then walks outside and she remembers the dream they shared. He goes to her and tells her that he won't let her give up because she saw how good it could be from their shared dream. He asks if she trusts him.

### Ch 51 - XAVIER

Ava mind links to hurry up and get it over with but Xavier hesitates, looking into her sad eyes. She taunts him that there's only one way to find out if she'll come back from the dead again and he starts to wonder if killing her would really solve his problems. If killing Ava would matter to Cali. He realizes he doesn't need to kill her but has to cut her out of his life. Ava questions him and he mind links that he didn't come to kill her. He realizes he has to unmate with her but he's afraid to do it because he might lose his wolf and Cali. But, if he does unmate with Ava, Greyson wouldn't be able to say anything about him having two mates and Cali wouldn't have any doubt about him being hers only. He tells Ava that she's nothing but baggage and will never be anything more. She tells him he's done humiliating her and to leave her alone. He pins her down again and tries to prepare himself to say the words. He says goodbye to her and then chants the phrase to set himself free of her. She realizes what he's doing and insists he cannot reject her. He wonders if it's worked because he doesn't feel any different but Ava begins to cry in wolf form and howls. She mind links with him to take it back until he feels a blinding pain of the mate bond breaking. When the pain subsides, he becomes happy that he's done with Ava and that Cali could be his.

### Ch 52 - CALI

Cali awakens in the morning in Artemis' room and remembers that she told Greyson that she did trust him. She thinks about her conversation with Cassandra and wonders if the three witches would be able to help her or screw things up even more. She sees Artemis sleeping on the floor and is glad that they made up. She goes to her room to change and finds Orla sipping tea on the porch. She asks how her and Tom are doing, but she dodges answering. She asks if it's about Kadmos and Orla insists that she loves Tom. Cali demands to know if Kadmos and Tom were there, who would she choose. But, Orla asks if this is really about Cali, who continues to demand an answer. Orla tells her that she moved on to accept that her and Kadmos were over but she will always love him. Violet suddenly comes out asking about Xavier because she needs to talk to him and he never came home last night. Cali suddenly remembers that they last talked about Ava staying at the pack house and how angry he had been; she worries that he had run off with Ava to get back at her.

### Ch 53 - LOLA

Lola is in the bathtub, being emotional about her new fangs. She recalls the horror on Jay's face when he realized she had fangs and hears him continuing to encourage her to come out from locking herself in the bathroom. She fears that he is now going to reject her as his mate but eventually goes to unlock the door for him. He rushes to embrace her and kisses her, assuring that her transformation is not the end of the world. She asks if she scares him now, but he insists he's only scared when she locks him out. She still doesn't believe his words and and tells him that she remembers the look in his eye when he saw her fangs. He insists that the look on his face was worry about the love of his life. He continues assuring that he accepts her but she wonders what the pack will think about it. However, Jay states that even as a vampire she can continue to stay with them because she is his mate. She hugs him, but starts to hear his heartbeat, and a feeling of hunger. Jay notices her change in behavior and asks what's wrong; but she's too afraid to say something or end up biting him. She feels her fangs growing and jumps away from him, telling him to get out. He realizes she's hiding her fangs and she screams that she doesn't want him to see her like that. But, Jay tells her that when he's a wolf he has fangs too, so it's no big deal. However, she's not listening to him anymore because she can only hear his heartbeat and the blood in his veins. She warns that she will bite him if he doesn't leave, but Jay encourages her to feed on him if she wants to. She does want to, but pushes him away, and doesn't see her reflection in the mirror. She freaks out and runs outside - and into Astrid. She suddenly craves Astrid's Fae blood and realizes it's taking Jay longer to chase after her because she's able to move faster. So, she runs into the woods and finds a rabbit to bite.

### Ch 54 - XAVIER

Xavier had spent the night in the woods after running as far away from Ava as he could. He feels unbearable pain thinking it's not from the running but because he broke the mate bond. His night had been spent in a fever so hot that he thought is fur was being melted off. He remembers when he killed Ava, his wolf had left him after the pain, but he is still in his wolf form. He hears Ava's voice in his mind begging him, but it's quieter. He thinks of Cali, which dulls some of the pain, and forces himself to get to the pack house. But, Ava comes back to his mind, and he stumbles over a rock and down a hill. She suddenly shifts back to his human form and goes through a vision about Ava. They were awaiting the test results of a pregnancy test and he promises her that no matter the results, they won't say anything. It was negative. He feels that the mate bond is trying to be as manipulative as Ava is by showing him the memory in an attempt to change his mind. He gets angry and hateful, realizing that it's taking him longer to heal. Suddenly, he smells death and sees Gregor.

### Ch 55 - CALI

Cali doesn't want to believe that Xavier ran off with Ava after she had broken up with him and gets jealous thinking about it. She remembers how angry he was when she told him Ava couldn't stay and when he thought she had chosen Greyson over him. Orla checks in on Cali but she doesn't want to talk, blaming Xavier making her feel the way she does. She starts to cry and Orla tries to comfort her. Cali goes over their last interaction comparing her and Ava's relationship to Xavier; realizing that she might be the one at fault for being the one to end their relationship. She finds that she has to admit to herself that her and Xavier aren't together anymore and it is in his right to run off with Ava. When she stops crying, Jay appears, asking for Cali's help with Lola. Orla asks if she can help too, and Jay agrees as long as they go with him immediately. Jay tells them that Lola is turning into a vampire but doesn't smell like one and seems alive despite having fangs. He goes on to explain that she ran away from him because she didn't want to drink his blood and they need to talk her down so that she doesn't run away from them again. He states that she can run faster than him and he lost her so he is tracking her scent. Cali and Orla are barely able to keep up with Jay's running, and Cali asks Orla if there is anything they can do to help. Orla tells her that they can offer moral support, which disappoints Cali because she believed there was something Fae she could have done. They finally catch up to Jay who is now with Lola and notes she has red eyes. She tries to talk to her, Lola tells them she's dangerous. She admits she drank the blood of a bunny but she can feel her own heart and breath, but vampires don't do any of them.

### Ch 56 - VIOLET

Violet continues asking around the pack house for Xavier and notes Orla, Cali, and Jay running into the woods. She tries to find Marta to ask more about Lilac, hoping that Big Mac might help her become a better medium so she could learn more about Lilac's situation. She hopes to find an answer before she has to go with Charlie to Minnesota because she fears seeing Iris again. Charlie comes out the shower and asks her if Xavier has been found, but she tells him she hasn't and that she would be guilty for leaving without talking to him. Marta meets up with them asking where Big Mac is, and Violet offers to escort her. They go to Big Mac's bedroom, who is excited to meet Marta. She asks how long Marta has had her powers, and she states she'd always been able to sense ghosts but didn't know it was a special ability until she was trapped by Bert. Marta, Charlie, and Violet explain what had happened to them in Bert's mansion and Big Mac asks when she last communicated with a ghost. Marta admits that last night a ghost came with a message for Cali. Violet tells Big Mac that Marta had also seen Lilac a few days ago. Big Mac asks Marta if she conjured Lilac, but she states that she didn't call him, that he just appeared. Violet asks Big Mac why Lilac would appear when she had helped him move on, but Big Mac states she's unsure and that he might have unfinished business. Marta states that Lilac couldn't be in danger, which worries Violet that it must mean she is in danger. Big Mac states they won't know unless Marta can summon him, but Marta states she doesn't know how to. She asks Big Mac if she can help her, which Big Mac clarifies she can help guide her, but as she's not a medium, it will be up to Marta to find her powers. They set up a circle with candles and Big Mac instructs Marta to try and reach out to Lilac. Suddenly, Marta speaks with another voice, saying 'We're here'.

### Ch 57 - CALI

Cali doesn't know how to answer Lola's question of what she is becoming because she believes that the answer is clearly a vampire. She looks over Lola's eyes, her fangs, and the blood dripping from her mouth and realizes that she has to be careful of the sun. She notes that although Lola was in direct sunlight, she wasn't sizzling. She tells Lola that Sabyr had a protective amulet he used and she asks Orla if that means anything, but she doesn't know. Cali tells Lola that they can go to Big Mac and ask her, but Lola doesn't want to go back with them as she might suddenly bite them. Cali assures that will never happen. Lola starts to cry stating that she's not confident that she won't harm them, and Jay comforts her. Cali watches Jay being supportive of Lola and suddenly feels that she made a mistake in pushing away Xavier and Greyson. Lola finally agrees to go back to the pack house with them as long as she cleans up first. Orla uses a handkerchief to clean off the blood from Lola's face and they head back to the house. Cali watches Jay with Lola and thinks that they make being mates look effortless and that she could no longer stay at the pack house because of Xavier and Greyson and their exes. She starts to wonder if she is already going mad and what is happening with Lola is all in her head because Lola can stand in the sun, hasn't fed off human blood, and her eyes could be red from crying. Suddenly, she feels Lola grab her from behind and bites her neck.

### Ch 58 - XAVIER

Gregor gloats to Xavier that the Fates have brought them together since Cali had escaped. Xavier is still weakened and unable to shift; but still feels his wolf. He goes through another wave of the bond fighting to stay alive while Gregor drags him to the coven's hideout. He is tossed into a 10 foot hole in the ground covered by a silver grate. He decides to bide his time and wait for Gregor to slip up, but Gregor returns with a silver tipped spear. He tries to stab Xavier saying that Cali and him killed Raul and now he will them slowly. Xavier tells Gregor that his brother attacked him, but Gregor spits at Xavier and tells him that it changes nothing. A phone rings and Gregor goes to answer it. Xavier tries to find anything that could help him so that he could get to Cali. Gregor returns and Xavier can see that he looks hungry. He overhears Gregor tell someone on the phone that he won't touch the girl, which Xavier believes is about Cali. Gregor tells Xavier that the good news is that Xavier is all his, removes the spear, and tells him that he deserves a fate worse than death.

### Ch 59 - GREYSON

Greyson thinks about Cali's decision to not choose either him or Xavier and how she had said she trusted him but in reality did not believe in him. He hears Fenrir laughing outside and it makes him feel a little bit better. He hopes that the DNA test could help his situation by giving certainty. He realizes that he's not sure how he can keep his promise to help Fenrir be a werewolf because nobody really taught him. He goes outside and sees Fenrir running in circles and laughing while Maren watches from the patio. He asks her if they could start the werewolf lessons and she tells him that his shifting has gotten more frequent. She starts to voice concerns about him starting school when Greyson asks he how much longer until the DNA results come in. She tells him it could be a while but he asks for a timeline. She admits that it would be never because she never sent it. He asks her why and she states that she changed her mind. He gets upset by tells her that they had agreed that they needed proof despite her verbal insistence. He argues that this information will affect Fenrir too and they should know what kind of relationship they have. Maren states that they are only there because Greyson agreed to help and he didn't require a test until now. He tells her that there is no harm in establishing it because he will help Fenrir whatever the results, but she insists that her word is proof enough. She ends the conversation and summons Fenrir inside for a snack. Mrs. Smith goes to Greyson and tells her she's not surprised the Maren situation has become difficult. She suggests giving Maren time because she is the mother, but Greyson thinks that he has already sacrificed much for Maren's sake. Fenrir then comes out showing them his mouth has turned purple from the popsicle. Mrs. Smith takes the popsicle and gives it to Greyson so she can clean up Fenrir. Greyson then realizes that he needs to take things into his own hands.

### Ch 60 - AVA

Ava has not moved since Xavier severed their bond and left her. She spends the night going through the memories of them, unable to stop it. She had shifted back to her human form and feels her entire body in pain. She worries that Xavier is somewhere experiencing the same thing because of her. She manages to shift back to her wolf and feels better knowing that her wolf was still there. She sets off to find Xavier, hoping to salvage their bond. She finds his trail until she loses it and feels a pain in her side of the bond dissolving. She has another vision of her and Xavier during a barbecue where they get intimate. When she comes back to reality, she realizes she is at the diner, and hopes that Inigo can help her. She shifts back to her human form and finds Mabel and Deacon smoking by the dumpsters. Deacon offers his leather coat when she goes through another wave of pain from the bond breaking. They help her inside to a cot and she asks to see Inigo. Deacon goes to find him and Mabel tells her that she has to get back to work. Inigo comes in when she goes through the last of the bond being broken, convulsing so much that Inigo has to get Deacon's help to hold her down. She then grabs Inigo's shirt collar and tells him that 'the deal has changed'.

### Ch 61 - CALI

Cali feels the same calmness that she felt when Sabyr had bitten her when she remembers that it's Lola that is feeding from her. She starts to scream and reach for Jay and Orla, but Lola does not let her go. They fall to the ground while Cali tries to fight off Lola and Jay tries to pull her off. Cali remembers when Lola lost control of her wolf and attacked her because of the Orb. She watches Jay try to break Lola out of her trance of focusing on Cali and offers himself for her to feed from. But, Lola tells them she wants Fae blood, looking at Cali and Orla. She kicks Jay in the stomach so that he flies off while Orla gets ready to attack with her magic. Cali is afraid that Orla might hurt Lola so she tries to talk to Lola. But, Lola doesn't listen, so Cali decides to try and use her magic to defend herself too. But, she is unable to summon it, and tries to physically defend herself. This makes Lola even angrier in her attacks, so Orla uses vines to restrain her. Cali starts to get dizzy and Jay goes to help her. They both realize the current situation and how they had dismissed all of Lola's concerns. Cali wonders how the rest of the pack will react to the news, let alone Charlie the hunter. Jay wonders if the pack rejects her, where they would go. Cali picks up on him implying that he would go with her and wishes she could have their mate connection. She notices Lola break out of the vines and wonders how they can stop her. She realizes that she might have to stake her best friend.

### Ch 62 - VIOLET

Marta speaks in multiple voices which Violet thinks she can hear Lilac's. She feels that Marta's body was there but her spirit is gone and Lilac was in it's place. He tells her that he would never leave her. Violet starts to cry and asks where he is. Lilac states that he's always been by her side. She tells him if he needs to go, he should, because she wants him to be happy. Lilac tells her the spirit world is in turmoil and he would rather be with her. Violet asks what he means but Lilac tells her that even if he wanted to cross over fully, he couldn't right now. Violet gets frustrated that she doesn't understand, but realizes that her time with him is short. She tells him she loves him and asks what she can do for him. He tells her there is nothing she can do because there are dangerous forces at work in the spirit world that he does not want her to get involved with. Violet gets annoyed that he was treating her like a little girl and insists she can help him. Big Mac then asks him if the spirit world is in turmoil because of the Orb. Marta's face starts to look pained and Big Mac begs that they need to know. Lilac tells them that he hasn't heard anything about the Orb, and Big Mac gets upset. Violet wonders why it matters when Big Mac insists that the Orb matters because they don't know where it is. Violet is surprised and asks what happened, but Big Mac tells Lilac if he knows anything about the Orb to tell them. Lilac ignores Big Mac and tells Violet that he will always be with her and fades away. Violet begs for him not to go and grabs Marta, but all the candles go out and Marta comes back. Big Mac gets upset they never got answers and leaves. Marta begins to convulse; Violet and Charlie try to help her and see smoke come out from her body. She watches as the smoke turns into the ghost of Lilac.

### Ch 63 - GREYSON

Greyson gives Fenrir back the popsicle in the kitchen while Mrs. Smith goes to find a tissue. He ends up getting more purple on his hands and face so that when Mrs. Smith returns, she has to take him to get cleaned up. But, Maren comes in, and they fuss over him. Greyson takes the popsicle stick and wraps it in tissue before putting it in his pocket. He decides to keep taking it a secret as he's afraid that someone will tamper with the paternity test that he will get himself. He watches Fenrir talking to Mrs. Smith and feels that if the results prove Fenrir is his, then the scene would be his mother and son conversing. He goes to the living room to find Rishika on the couch, and asks her what's wrong. She tells him she doesn't want to talk about it, but Greyson asks if it's about Artemis. He goes on to say that he's glad that he's not the only one with romantic problems, but Rishika tells him that Artemis and her don't have romantic issues. She changes the subject to ask if he has seen Xavier and he realizes that he hadn't seen him since Cali had broken up with them last night. He tells her that he's probably out for a run. They hear a shout outside and look out the window. They don't see anything, but hear another scream, and both jump out the window. They head to the front porch and see Jay, Orla, and Cali running towards them - or rather running away from Lola. He realizes that she is vampire while Cali screams it, holding a stake. Greyson and Rishika both shift into their wolves to try and stop Lola. Jay joins them in his wolf form, but only to block them from reaching Lola. Lola tosses Jay aside and Greyson wonders how she's so strong. She starts to attack Greyson when Cali screams and hits Lola with her Fae magic.

### Ch 64 - AVA

Ava sits in a booth with Inigo, sipping coffee. He tells her the deal isn't up to her and can't make the call to change it. She tells him that it has changed because her mate broke their connection. He tells her that he doesn't care about the werewolf traditions as it has nothing to do with him. She begs him to help her restore her mate bond with his connections. He calls her pathetic for saying she is nothing without her mate, but if she wants his help, she needs to make it worth his while. She tells him she can get Fae for him but he tells her she already promised him two. She tells him she can make it six, but he doesn't believe she knows six Fae. She insists that at the pack house there is the girl who trashed the diner, her mother, her sister, a Dark Fae, a healing Fae, and a glamouring Fae - all who must have different flavors. Inigo warns Ava that if he finds her lying about the Fae he will find her. He takes a knife out of his pocket and slices his palm urging her to do the same to seal their deal.

### Ch 65 - CALI

Cali is panicking that she had seriously harmed Lola when she blasted her with her magic. She tries to find a pulse and remembers that Jay had stated earlier that he heard her heartbeat but if she was a vampire now it might be gone. She starts to cry and explain that she didn’t mean to harm Lola, but she couldn’t let her get to Greyson. Greyson tries to tell her that if she is a vampire she would no longer have a heartbeat, but she feels it beating when she presses on Lola’s chest. Jay is relieved but Greyson is confused. Cali gets upset that he’s questioning the fact that Lola is alive despite being a vampire. Jay insists they see Big Mac and he brings Lola inside. Cali sees Big Mac and begs for her help, but Big Mac asks what she’s supposed to do. Cali asks her to confirm if Lola is a vampire or not and Big Mac tells her that she looks like it - the process involves drinking from a vampire, a vampire drinking from you, dying, and turning into a vampire. Jay informs that Lola did not die and Cali starts to get dizzy. She grabs for Greyson’s hand and she stares into his eyes as she realizes what she’s done. She remembers their shared vision and the fight with Xavier and Greyson and tries to let go. Only she doesn’t let go until Lola starts to move. Jay lays her down and they watch her awaken. Jay asks her what happened but she doesn’t remember. Big Mac reminds her that she had bitten Cali and Lola starts to freak out. Cali assures her that she understands but Lola questions if this means she truly is a vampire. Cali notices her mother has disappeared and that nobody confirms her concern. Lola realizes that the answer is in their silence and asks what this means for her. Greyson tells her that it means she can no longer stay at the pack house.

### Ch 66 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is in her bedroom hiding from everyone because she is trying to cope with the realization that the voice she heard in her mind was from the Orb. She’s afraid because she does want her magic back but does not know at what cost. Someone knocks on the door and she tries to pretend she’s not there until she hears it’s Rishika. She doesn’t feel like talking but Rishika comes in anyways. Artemis tells her that she’s just dealing with her lost magic and a medium telling her that death is following her. She realizes that she really likes Rishika and could see them being something great together, wondering if she should take up on them being exclusive. However, she talks herself into distancing from Rishika for her own safety as she does not know what is going on with the voice in her head. She leaves the room to go for a walk in the woods to clear her head but finds the living room full of people hovering over Lola. She tries to quietly avoid them, but Orla spots her, and wants to talk. She checks in on Artemis and apologizes for what went down but Artemis brushes her off saying that she knew she was better off alone. This upsets Orla who insists that Artemis is a part of the family, which in turn upsets Artemis who believes she has more important matters to deal with. She starts to feel guilty for telling Orla that she does not need her when the voice speaks in her mind telling her not to feel guilty and being better to not be weighed down. Artemis then realizes what she does need is answers and to find her father.

### Ch 67 - XAVIER

Xavier is still in the inescapable pit that Gregor had put him in. He realizes that he is in a bad position as there is no way for him to get out, nobody knew where he was, and nobody was expecting him to return to the pack house. He begins to worry that Gregor plans on kidnapping Cali and torturing her in front of him. He feels the bond he had broken from Ava dissolve and the bond with Cali strengthen, making him ready to fight Gregor when the time comes. He shifts into his wolf form to try and test the strength of the silver grate covering the pit, but finds that it's firm. He's about to try again when he finds Gregor looking down at him. He tells Xavier to save his energy and drops a gold ball that emits a gas. This forces Xavier to return to his human form and he hears the grate open as he goes unconscious. When he awakens, he finds that he is confined in a wooden box. He starts to panic, wondering if he'd been buried alive, and not knowing how much time had passed. He starts to calm down when he realizes he's in motion and not buried. He realizes the box is similar to the one that he'd saved Ava from at the vampire's diner and tries to beat his way out of it. He starts to plan to make his move once the box is opened by shifting and attacking immediately. He listens for clues to his environment and finds that he has stopped moving and someone voices that he is awake. He gets ready to fight when he realizes they are using the smoke again to knock him unconscious. When Xavier awakens again, he is bound with silver chains to a table under a bright light. He sees Inigo smiling over him and questions why he can't smell that he's a vampire. Inigo tells him he has a covering charm to mask his scent, but Xavier realizes that there are other vampires in the room as they do not wear the charm Inigo does. Inigo tell the vampires to eat up but not kill him because he's a permanent buffet. Xavier starts to struggle but is unable to break free while the vampires bite into his arms and legs.

### Ch 68 - CALI

Cali is astonished that Greyson had actually kicked out Lola from the pack house. She starts to yell at Greyson for banishing Lola and threatens to leave with her. Greyson waits for Cali to finish her ranting and explains that he is not banishing Lola from the pack. He tells Lola that the pack won't abandon her unless she knowingly does anything to harm the pack. But, she cannot stay at the pack house until she can control herself because she is currently a danger to them and herself. Lola begins to cry and Cali tries to argue that Lola needs their help and support. But, Lola agrees with Greyson, stating that she has control issues. She steps away from Jay and tells him that she needs to figure things out on her own. Jay insists that he needs to stay with her and she accepts. Big Mac offers to find a way to curb the hunger so Lola doesn't go bloodthirsty. Cali tells Lola that she loves her, that she knows Lola meant no harm to her, and if there is anything she can do to help she will. She hugs Lola and reminds her that she is a part of the pack before deciding to give Jay and her some space. Greyson waits for Cali on the front porch to tell her that they were meant to be together since they shared the vision. He states that it's fate, that they are mates, and that he will continue to fight for her. She tells him she can't be with him and would rather be miserable than harm him or Xavier. She decides not to tell him about Marta channeling Cassandra and instead tells him that she can't be with either with them right now and that they need to respect that. Before she starts to cry, she goes back inside and realizes Xavier is still missing. She decides to call him but it goes right to voicemail. She decides to give him space when she suddenly feels a pain that she knows instinctively that Xavier is in danger.

### Ch 69 - VIOLET

Violet cannot believe that Lilac is in the room looking like a physical being and not a ghost. She goes to hug him but passes through cold mist and bangs her knees into an armchair behind him. She turns around to face Lilac and asks how this is happening. Marta then sits up with Charlie fussing over her, and states she has to get some water because she has a headache. She gets up and Lilac is tugged along like he's attached by an invisible rope. Violet shouts at Marta to stop and she realizes Lilac is there. Lilac asks her how he is there but she has no idea. This upsets Violet and she demands an explanation from Marta while continuing to find a way to to touch Lilac. Charlie offers to find Big Mac but Violet thinks it's too risky and might lose Lilac. Marta walks to the other side of the room to test her connection to Lilac, and finds that he is tugged along to follow her. Lilac states that he shouldn't be there and that it's not right but Violet insists that they has to stay. Lilac begins to panic that he needs to go back while Violet begs him to stay. He starts to charge at Marta to merge back with her but he ends up bouncing off her as if he were solid.

### Ch 70 - ARTEMIS

Artemis still feels guilty for saying mean things to Orla but feels the voice in her head won't let her take them back. Orla returns to the pack house while Artemis continues on to the woods and finds a spot to stare up into the sky. She starts to feel guilty for pushing everyone away and is reminded of how lonely she was in the Fae world. She starts to cry when the voice in her head tells her she doesn't need people because they are weak and that she's different because she's strong. Artemis agrees with the voice that she is strong and can handle anything. She decides to search for her father because he could have information for her that would help her figure herself out. She wonders how she could do this with the portal closed and her distrust of witches. She realizes that Vander might be able to help her despite his inability to reopen a portal, and decides to summon him. When he appears, she notices that he has dark circles under his eyes and looks stressed. She asks for his help but he gets annoyed thinking that she's asking about getting her Fae magic back. She asks for an update on the portals but he gets serious telling her that something is wrong with the fabric of nature. She asks if there's someone who can help him or someone else that can help her find a way to open the portals. A storm starts to form and he continues to tell her that he can't open a portal just for her. Artemis starts to get angry, a rage that consumes her, and she lashes out at Vander. He instantly disappears and she immediately feels regret until the voice in her head asks if she's reconsidered it's offer. It tells her that she needs her magic to find her father and her destiny. She realizes she has no other choice but to give the voice a chance, and tell it she's in.

### Ch 71 - CALI

Big Mac has made magical shackles for Lola's wrists and ankles to contain her bloodlust. Cali believes that Lola hopping around no longer makes her worried about being attacked and decides to now worry instead about Xavier. She tries calling him repeatedly with no answer and tries to ignore the feeling she has that something is wrong. Lola, who is under Cali's watch, notices and asks what's wrong. She explains to Lola about her feeling and Lola suggests it might be the mate connection breaking. Cali starts to panic that Xavier wants to break their mate connection because she broke up and told him they could never be together. She decides to brush off the fact Xavier ran off and focus on Lola. Lola tells her that the shackles are uncomfortable but are a relief to know she's not a threat to everyone. She tells Cali that she and Jay believe Greyson is right that she's not safe to be around and tries to get Cali to give her a little bit more of her blood. Cali refuses, thinking that Lola with control issues would make her into a Fae blood junkie. Jay then comes in and tells Cali that he plans on taking Lola to the Obaltarion to get Hypatia to help them. Cali decides to try contacting Mikah, but it goes to voicemail. She leaves a message and Mikah immediately returns her call. Jay puts Cali's phone on speaker and tells him what's been happening. He asks Mikah if he knows anyone that can help and Mikah tells them he knows a place.

### Ch 72 - MARTA

Marta wonders why Lilac is only corporeal to her while Violet gets upset over this fact. Lilac tries to go towards Violet, but ends up stopping short by the invisible chain that binds him to Marta. Lilac keeps repeating that everything is wrong and that he has to go back while Violet yells at Marta. Lilac begs Marta to take him back but she tells them she doesn't even know how she brought him here in the first place. Violet snaps that she spent all the time with Bert and should know, but she clarifies that she was a prisoner. Violet starts to cry and tell Lilac that she's sorry; Charlie tries to comfort her that maybe he's safer here if the spirit world isn't. Violet starts yelling at Charlie that it can't be a good thing which makes Marta fearful as they always seemed so lovey dovey, even after Charlie's parents tried to kill them and he ended up reconciling with them. Violet tries to talk to Lilac and reason that they will figure things out together and he starts to agree. She then turns to Marta and asks her to hug Lilac for her since she can't. Marta doesn't want to, but decides to treat Violet. She hugs Lilac, noting that he feels cold, and Violet immediately jumps in to talk to Lilac. Marta tries to warn Violet that she shouldn't get too attached because spirits are unpredictable. She explains that even though he is not in the spirit world, he's still connected to it because he is dead, and that it's where he belongs. She starts to wonder if anchoring is a new thing for her or if she was a kind of anchor for Bert. Violet decides that they need to brainstorm on how to keep Lilac there but Marta insists she needs to eat first. She heads for the door when Violet begins to cry the Lilac is gone, but Marta still sees him and feels their connection. She wonders why she's the only one who can see Lilac and that she never felt the connection when she was with Bert. Suddenly, she goes unconscious.

### Ch 73 - XAVIER

Xavier finds it ironic that he's currently in his situation because he originally wanted to be alone and find space to think about things but now finds himself completely alone at the mercy of vampires. They had fed on him until he almost died and only stopped on Gregor's orders. He tries to focus for his healing factor as they had drained him and their toxins have cleared. He looks around and finds that he's in an empty room, strapped to a gurney. He realizes that he just might end up dying and apologizes to Cali when he suddenly hears her voice. He opens his eyes to see her standing over him and encouraging him to stay awake. She starts to unshackle him and all he can do is focus on Cali. He touches her face and pulls her in for a kiss. He feels that their mate bond is stronger than ever and that everything feels right to have her kissing him. She pulls away to tell him they need to go and he agrees. She helps him to the door and opens it to the scent of evergreens and the warmth of sunlight. He believes she's saved him when Gregor knocks him around and tells him to wake up. He realizes it was all a dream when Gregor tells him he's about to be the guest of honor at an exclusive event. Xavier next realizes he's at a party and sees Inigo standing with Ava.

### Ch 74 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is still in the woods, but she feels different, powerful. The moment she had told the voice that she was in, she had felt and overwhelming amount of power, and knew that she had gained stronger magic than her lost Fae magic. She savors her new power but hears her voice in the back of her mind saying that this is wrong. She blasts an old and powerful tree down and revels in her new ability. Her voice insists that it's not her magic but something unnatural but the other voice answers that she is stronger, doing what she should be doing, and must destroy her inner weakness. She agrees stating that she has a mission to complete and can only do it with magic. She blasts another tree and decides to find a way back to the Fae world no matter what to find her father. The voice eggs Artemis on stating that she's a queen and will be a champion for the people. She hears something behind her and is about to blast them when she sees Arlo. He asks who she's talking to but she tells him that she's just out for cardio. The voice in her head tries to warn that he wants to take her power and that she should take him out before she loses it again. Arlo offers to take her back to the pack house because it's not safe but she refuses and lashes out a magical blast that sends him flying to get impaled on a tree branch. Her voice in her mind screams and shakes her out of her trance; she realizes what she's done. She starts to panic when the voice tells her that she can fix it by trying to wake him up. She complies by commanding Arlo to awaken, and he does. He removes himself from the branch protruding from his chest, the wound healing, and asks Artemis what happened.

### Ch 75 - CALI

Cali is helping Lola to pack and they talk about clothes until Lola asks for a snack. Cali thinks she is asking to have a snack of her blood, but she meant the bag of potato chips behind her. Cali is suspicious because vampires don't eat food and thinks that Lola is trying to trick her she could attack her. She tosses Lola the bag - keeping her distance - and watches Lola eat the chips. Jay walks in and is surprised to see Lola munching on food. He heads back out to the kitchen to pack some snacks when Tom walks in to talk about Thanksgiving dinner. He notices Cali packing and asks if she is going somewhere when Greyson walks in. He asks what's going on and Lola tells them that Cali is packing for her since Jay and her are leaving in an hour. Cali tries to leave them, but Greyson stops her in the hallway to reassure her that Jay and Lola will be fine. But, she tells him she's not going to worry because she's going with them.

### Ch 76 - VIOLET

Violet catches Marta before she hits the ground and has a bad feeling that Lilac fusing with Marta is not a good thing. Charlie suggests they get Torin to help heal her, but Violet gets worried about Fae magic interfering with Lilac's spirit energy. Marta starts to awaken and Violet gets impatient to find out what happened to Lilac. Charlie mind links with Violet to remind her to give Marta some space, but when Marta asks what happened, Violet starts interrogating her about where Lilac is. Marta is confused and tells them that he is still there, but Violet doesn't see anything where she is pointing. Marta relays Lilac's explanation that he can't be seen or heard by anyone else just like how it was before when he was with her. She insists that they go find Big Mac to help them but they doorbell keeps ringing. Violet decides to answer it and finds Paul and Iris on her doorstep.

### Ch 77 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is shocked to find that Arlo is alive and begins to worry that he remembers what happened to him. But, he seems confused as she is about what had occurred. She thinks that she should tell him the truth, but decides against it thinking that he either is pretending and will tell on her to Cali and Greyson or that nobody has to ever know. Arlo tells her he was out for a run but is heading back and asks if she wants to go with him. She declines and he takes off towards the pack house when a woman with midnight skin joins her. She asks who it is and threatens to use her new magic when the woman reveals that it's Vander. He/she tells Artemis that they felt unnatural magic in the area and asks if Artemis saw anything. Her subconscious tells her to tell Vander but the voice tells her that the Keeper will destroy her. She tells Vander to try and trace it and he/she disappears to investigate. Artemis wonders what's happening to her when the voice tells her that it's her destiny and she already knows who is talking to her.

### Ch 78 - CALI

Cali is driving Jay and Lola in one of Xavier's cars to the location Mikah had suggested. She watches the couple in the backseat and admires their relationship. She compares ow they always made a great team by facing the rough patches together and coming out stronger. However her rough patches with Xavier drove them apart and even though Greyson and her made a great team she didn't know where she fit into his life because he said one thing and did another. She thinks of how Greyson was upset that she insisted on accompanying Lola when she was recently kidnapped by vampires. And how he did not bother to see her off. Lola takes her out of her mental spiraling to give directions that she has on her phone; they were on their way to a family of vampires in Astoria up in northern Oregon who believed in a different kind of lifestyle. When they park in front of the Victorian mansion to enjoy the view, an old woman mistakes Jay as a bad guy in regards to Lola's restraints. However, Lola jokes that it's a kink, and the woman takes off embarrassed. This embarrasses Jay too, and he decides to remove them. They ring the doorbell and inform the woman who answers that Mikah sent them. As they are invited inside, Cali notices a shadowy figure watching from the windows.

*(Note: Cali states she looks in the rearview mirror and sees Lola when previously Lola states she lost her reflection in the mirror)*

### Ch 79 - AVA

Ava is surprised to see the vampire party have human waiters offering themselves to be bitten. Mabel is with her and informs her that the humans are not compelled to offer themselves but have become blood junkies as they search for the pleasure the vampire's bite gives. Ava remembers when she was a blood bag for Inigo and doesn't recall the experience pleasant. However, she does feel lust towards him as he's an Alpha among vampires. She sees a human woman being fed from by another female vampire and notices the intimacy being shared. She starts to get ashamed that she might have looked that way when Inigo fed from her. She then sees Xavier strapped to a gurney as an entrée and feels heartbroken. She wonders if he's become a blood junkie too but tries to ignore him because she had made a deal with Inigo. She no longer can take seeing him there and decides to talk to Inigo about it. They go away from the party and he tells her that he thought that she wanted to see Xavier suffer after what he put her through when breaking the mate bond. She yells that he's wrong but he ignores her complaint and instead reminder her about the two deals she made. Ava tells him that Xavier was not part of the deal which makes Inigo upset. But, Ava stands her ground and tells him she knows the terms of the deal and to remove Xavier. This defiance excites Inigo and Ava feels lust towards him; she kisses him.

### Ch 80 - CALI

The shadowy figure in the window disappears, which unnerves Cali, but she joins Lola and Jay into the house. She is surprised by the stained glass windows, fresh flowers, oil paintings, and pottery adorning the inside as she expected something else. Some children run by and accidentally knock a pot off a table, which shatters on the floor. Lola tells the little girl she will help clean it up so she doesn't get cut, but the 'little girl' curses at Lola and tells her she's eighty-six years old. This surprises everyone, but the woman who invited them in tells the girl to go to the garden. She leads the group to some seats and orders two teas and two Bs from a man standing in the corner. She introduces herself as Irma and asks why Mikah sent a werewolf, a Fae, and a vampire to her. Lola introduces herself and sums up that she has uncontrollable urges. Irma tells them that she created this vampire family to help them on the right path. More children run by and Cali wonders how many people there are. Irma tells them that the people were attacked as children and have matured mentally but cannot function in the real world. She invites Lola to stay with them but she clarifies that she only wants help to control her urges. Irma tells Lola that she's excited to meet her as she is living proof that her idea of supernatural creatures living together in harmony can be done, which reminds Cali of the pack house, and how they must be pretty unusual. Jay asks to use the restroom while Irma and Lola chat. Cali starts to feel suspicious about how easy it was to be invited inside and that she is outnumbered when suddenly Jay shouts out from upstairs.

*(Note: Irma orders Lola a cup of B-type blood but Cali states she can't watch Lola drink the cup of O-negative)*

### Ch 81 - CHARLIE

Charlie cannot believe his parents are on the pack house's doorstep. He asks what they are doing there and Iris tells him they were worried about him while Paul asks to be invited inside. Violet mind links to not invite them in and her worries with them being there, which Charlie has to agree with. He tells them coming inside is not a good idea but Iris insists that they are there to warn him that they were being followed. Paul clarifies that they were being followed by vampires which makes Charlie go on alert, thinking that it could be one of the vampires from Bert's place. Violet mind links she doesn't believe them, so Charlie closes the door on his parents to talk to Violet and Marta. Charlie decides that if vampires did follow them, they need to be dealt with, and leads his parents to the lake. He mind links with Violet if she smells anything off, but she doesn't. At the lake, Iris reminds Charlie that he's expected to return to Minnesota, and takes a crossbow out of her backpack. Violet starts to panic but Iris tells him that he needs to start training with it while Paul tells him that he prefers both kinds of stakes. Charlie is confused and asks what is going on. Iris tells him that vampires are a threat to everyone - even his precious Violet - which he notes her tone but knows she is right. He tells Violet he needs to join his parents and Iris interrupts their goodbye kiss to remind him he's going on his first official hunt.

### Ch 82 - CALI

Cali is worried they were sent to a trap and runs to find Jay surrounded by vampire children. Lola starts pulling them away from Jay, but Cali uses her Fae magic to blast them all off him. They start commenting that Jay is a werewolf and when they notice Cali is Fae. The teen blonde hair and blue eyed angel called Winifred asks if it's true Fae blood is delicious and she starts to panic that she will attack her. Irma yells at the group to not harm the guests. She reminds them that they are at the **Tottenville School of Etiquette** and demands they apologize. Cali starts naming the other vampire children Leech 3 and Leech 4 when they start justifying their behavior towards Jay as werewolves smelling like wet dogs, being rude beasts, and not tasting good so being pointless for them to exist. Irma scolds them when Winifred notes that Lola smells funny. Irma excuses them to Professor Lawrence while she goes to give Cali, Jay, and Lola a tour of the grounds. She apologizes for the children's behavior as they are still learning self-control; Lola wonders if it's safe for them to be there, but Irma does not respond. She leads them to a library full of sunlight and Cali asks about it. Irma assures that everyone has daylight items and that it's a hangout for Fluffy the cat. She then tours them through the gardens, informing them that its a way they connect with the earth, get used to the sun, and grow plants when the vampire children themselves are unable to grow. Cali feels like someone is watching them from an upstairs window and asks Irma where they will be staying, but she tells them that only Lola can stay and that the rest have to leave before the sun sets.

### Ch 83 - AVA

Ava kisses Inigo and tries not to think about Xavier. She lets Inigo touch her and enjoys being with someone in her own body and not the encounters she had in Cali's body. She consents to letting him bite her and encourages him to continue being sexual with her. He uses protection and drinks from her while they have sex. He makes her orgasm three times, and reminds her that their encounter does not change the fact she still owes him six Fae. She tells him that he's claimed her inside and out, being as territorial as a werewolf. He takes offense to being compared but she stands up to his intimidation and they walk back to the party. He asks her when he'll get the Fae promised to him because he has potential buyers lined up and not to keep him waiting. They return to the party and she immediately seeks out Xavier and notices he is no longer there.

### Ch 84 - GREYSON

Greyson is in the basement working out his frustration on a punching bag. He continues to spiral over the fact that Cali has broken up with him, Fenrir could be his son, and that Cali had gone off with Lola to a vampire school after returning from being kidnapped by Sabyr. He notices Arlo watching him and asks how long he's been standing there. Arlo seems confused and admits he's been forgetting things lately. Greyson decides to invite Arlo to work out with him as a distraction and a way to connect with a pack member as Alpha. He does some bench presses while he thinks about the witches helping him with Cali and finding out about the DNA results on Fenrir. He notices Arlo not paying attention to spotting him and lets him have a turn when Rishika walks in. Arlo insists to have more weights put on which Greyson takes offense to having someone bench more than him. They watch as Arlo works out and Rishika tries to ask Greyson how he's doing. He tries to brush her off when Arlo starts to make sounds. Greyson goes over to spot him but Arlo yells at him to stay away. However, Arlo gives out and the weights fall onto his windpipe. Rishika and Greyson help remove the weights and scold him for not being safe. Greyson offers to get a healer for him, but Arlo pushes Greyson away, and notice that Arlo's eyes have turned orange.

### Ch 85 - LOLA

Lola questions Irma on why Jay and Cali have to leave. She explains that there are others who are also trying to learn to control their instincts and it would not be safe for them. She assures Cali that in the 127 years that Tottenville has been open, only 2 incidents have occurred, and she will not discuss what happened. Cali tells Lola that they should go back to Big Mac, but she tells them that she should try what the other vampires are doing first. Jay tells her they can find another way, but she tells them that she doesn't want to end up hurting them nor can she return to the pack house. Jay insists they go somewhere else but she reminds him that would mean he would have to go Rogue and still have her risk innocent people getting harmed if she loses control. Jay makes Irma promise that she will keep Lola safe if she stays and Cali warns that she will take issue with Mikah if something happens to Lola. They hug their goodbyes and Lola apologizes for biting Cali. She brushes it off and tells her to be home by Thanksgiving. They leave and Lola cries. Irma comforts her and pairs her with Jacqueline, a 102 year old student who didn't want to be bothered with Lola. She goes to her new bedroom and finds a gorgeous guy sitting in a char in the corner.

### Ch 86 - CALI

Jay is driving Cali back to the pack house and she tries to make conversation with him. He assures that even though he's worried about Lola, she can handle a house full of vampires. Cali agrees and appreciates Jay's supportiveness of Lola; how he respects her and her choices and vice versa. She then tells him that Lola explained that Jay puts up with her because she's really great in bed. This embarrasses him but they laugh it out. Suddenly, they hear a thud on the roof of the car and notice the weather change to a downpour of sleet and hailstones. Jay pulls over while Cali yells at the weather for being annoying and questions if Oregon has tornadoes. Someone in the backseat says they can bring tornadoes if they want it. Cali and Jay are surprised to see a woman wearing a park ranger uniform who tells them that tornadoes are hard to control. Cali asks how she got inside, but the woman states she didn't want to stand in the rain and has no use for doors. Cali then asks who she is, and she introduces herself as Vander. Cali thinks she's hallucinating, but Jay confirms that he sees her too, and asks why Vander is there. Cali notices that Vander has a lot of magical presence and asks if she's a witch or Fae. She says she is all and none, so Cali asks why she's dressed as a park ranger. Vander explains she is a park ranger as the Keeper of All Nature and pouts that they haven't heard of her. She asks Cali if Artemis ever mentioned her because they had kissed and that Artemis is in trouble. She gives Cali a ranger badge and asks if she can help Artemis.

### Ch 87 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is still in the woods and knows that the Orb has been speaking to her. She thinks back to how it caused her to kill Arlo and bring him back to life; realizing she doesn't want the dark magic. The orb starts speaking to her again asking why she is still resisting. It gives her a vision of a declaration of peace between the Light and Dark Fae being signed and tells her that she can make it happen if she accepts it. It tells her that her father Kadmos also knew that she was meant for greatness when she suddenly finds herself at a drive in movie theater. She's afraid on how she got there and what could happen now that the Orb has control of her; wondering if this is punishment for all that she had done under the Kollector's rule. The Orb taunts her, telling her that it never left her when she believed she left it in the Fae world. She starts to cry when a young man working at the drive in asks if she's okay. She tries to ignore him, but he stops her and asks where her car is. The Orb starts to speak that she needs to kill him and she tries to resist it like she did with the gas station clerk. Except, when she brushes his hand away, he gets blasted back by a surge of energy.

### Ch 88 - CALI

Cali looks at the badge in Vanders hand and asks if she wants her to become a park ranger to help Artemis. Vander is excited and states she can swear her in now as she would be aligning herself with the forces of good, becoming a servant in the quest to restore harmony in the world. Jay asks Vander to prove she's telling the truth and she magically stops the storm to create a sunny day with a rainbow followed by a starry sky with a harvest moon. Cali realizes Vander may be telling the truth and asks what's going on with Artemis. Vander explains that she suspects that Artemis is involved in some upheaval of the natural world and confirmed it after they kissed, as it should have restored her Fae powers but it failed - twice. Cali asks if it has something to do with Artemis breaking a Fae promise or with her father Kadmos. Vander doesn't know but asks Cali to accept the badge to watch out for Artemis. Jay asks why Cali has to spy on Artemis when Vander seems to be a very powerful being. She explains that she has too many responsibilities and can't be everywhere all the time. Jay asks what responsibilities she has. She states global warming and vanishes. Ten minutes later, Jay and Cali are almost back to the pack house. He asks her what she's going to do and she decides to pin the badge to her shirt, stating that Vander told her to keep it with her at all times. They talk about what kind of trouble Artemis could be in and he offers to help. Suddenly, Jay slams on the brakes as Arlo is standing in the middle of the road holding a can of gasoline and a lit match.

### Ch 89 - LOLA

Lola asks the man in her room what he's doing there and he replies that he wanted to meet her. He introduces himself as Emmett Laurence, a professor at Tottenville. He checks her out, which flusters Lola, as he's a gorgeous vampire. He tells her that he already knows her name but wants to hear it from her - she introduces herself as Aaliyah Spillane, but can call her Lola. He states that she's interesting to be a living vampire as it's not common. The way he looks at her and his proximity makes her feel uncomfortable, and she tells him that she has a mate. He smirks and Lola gets even more embarrassed. He bids her goodnight and leaves. Lola feels strangely guilty that flirting had been going on and tries to call Jay, but stops as she doesn't want to worry him. Instead, she stares at a picture of him on her phone and decides to send him a text in ten minutes. But, she gets too antsy to stay in the room. She runs into Winifred who starts asking about Jay. She tells her that he is her mate which makes Winifred and her friends laugh at Lola, telling her that she needs to expand her horizons. They tell her that the dinner bell will sound soon and take their leave. Lola wonders why everyone is so surprised to hear she has a mate and then remembers what she felt when she was close to Emmett. She recalls getting mad at Cali for telling her that she wanted to kiss Greyson when she was mated to Xavier. She begins to fear that turning into a vampire has somehow broken her mate bond with Jay as she should never feel something for someone other than her mate.

### Ch 90 - XAVIER

Xavier dreams of Cali kissing on his neck but awakens and realizes it’s a vampire feeding on him. He’s no longer at the party, where he had blacked out, but is now chained in a room. A woman comes in to comfort and heal him, introducing herself as Kira. Xavier realizes that she is a witch, and she confirms that she is Inigo’s medic to vampires. After she leaves, Ava comes in. He believes that she turned him in to the vampires as revenge for breaking their bond. She tells him that she needs more time to help set him free but he refuses to accept her help and tells her to leave. She insists she wants to help and warns him that Inigo is coming to check on him. He starts to yell at her that he doesn’t want her help or to owe her anything when a male walks in and asks who is going to give Xavier the news.

### Ch 91 - CALI

Jay parks the car and both he and Cali get out of the car to check on Arlo. But, despite them calling out to Arlo, he doesn’t seem to hear them. Cali starts to warn Jay not to get close, afraid that he could be harmed as well or that the car being parked close enough to explode. Then she sees the gasoline starting to pool around them and tries to tell Jay, who finally realizes the potential danger. This snaps Arlo out of his trance and he notices Jay, fearfully asking what is going on. He starts to shake and Jay tells him to blow out the match, but the flame reaches his fingertips and he drops it. Cali watches in slow motion and instinctively uses her Far powers to blast the match flame out while Jay tackles Arlo out of the puddle of gas. Jay tells Cali to get Greyson and she runs into Sage and Zainab inside. She finds Greyson and embraces him, telling him that Arlo is outside and had tried to set them on fire. She drags him outside to look at the scenes of gas spilled and Jay pinning Arlo to the ground. He goes to demand what happened to Arlo but he passes out. He tells Jay to bring Arlo inside and gets others to clean up the gas spill. He goes to comfort Cali who is still shaken and tells her that something is wrong with Arlo as his eyes were the color of fire earlier. He escorts her to her room and suggests she take a shower, offering to be around to talk after. She pauses and Greyson hugs her again and she thinks that even though she broke up with hi, she wants to be close to him for the night.

### Ch 92 - GREYSON

Greyson holds Cali close to help her relax and can see it in her eyes that she wants to kiss him. He doesn’t want to be the one to make the move as she had said she wanted distance, but he can’t resist, and kisses her. He recalls the dream they shared of the night before their wedding and wishes it wasn’t just a dream. At the same time he wonders if them kissing was wrong with everything going on, when suddenly Cali tenses and pulls away. She apologizes but he tries to stop her in understanding. She tells him she doesn’t want to mislead him or hurt Xavier, and he feels hurt that again Xavier will always be a shadow in their relationship. He tries to assure her that he is just worried about her and offers to stay in case she needs him. She tells him to check on Arlo and Jay instead and he leaves. He goes down and finds Rishika and Jay after hosing Arlo down. Arlo is still passed with Jay thinking it’s more like he’s in a coma. Greyson tells Jay to find Big Mac and helps Rishika take Arlo to the basement. He tells Rishika they need to restrain Arlo for safety reasons and talk about his behavior somehow being connected to the change in his eyes. He questions if Arlo had somehow activated after he had joined the pack, but Rishika doesn’t believe it’s a conspiracy, that he might have gotten into a spell in his personal life. Jay returns with Big Mac and she inspects Arlo. Jay states that he tackled Arlo pretty hard and that could be the reason why he’s knocked out. But, she tells them that there is dark magic at play.

[*Note: While Greyson is talking directly to Rishika about Arlo, he states that all he knew is that Arlo joined the pack with Rishika and the other Rogues after the Manus Cruentae (as if he was not speaking to her)*]

### Ch 93 - XAVIER

Xavier sees Inigo and wants to kill him and Ava, who offers to be the one to tell the news. Inigo watches and Ava asks why, as if he doesn’t trust her. He shrugs and tells her that he doesn’t trust anyone and Xavier notices there is a vibe between them. He tells Ava that she must have sold him out to vampires and doesn’t care if she feels guilty about it and wants his forgiveness. She tells him that the situation is like a library where Xavier is like a library book to be used by a network of vampires for a price. Inigo tells him that being an Alpha makes a premium price as its a delicacy compared to regular werewolf blood which is disgusting. Xavier starts struggling, which makes Inigo laugh, and Ava tries to get him to calm down. This makes Xavier even more mad, asking if she cares about him harming the merchandise. Inigo then tells Ava that he has business to attend to and that she got what she wanted so he expects the same in return. He kisses her on the cheek and leaves; Xavier tells her that making a deal with a vampire makes her look desperate and asks if she’s also sleeping with him. She doesn’t say anything but he realizes it’s true and tells her that when he gets out he is going to kill them both. She tells him that he was the one to break the bond and what’s between her and Inigo is not what he thinks. She leaves and he tries to think of a way to escape, remembering that Inigo said his business was renting Xavier out. He plans to make a move when they transport him and Inigo comes back into the room. He tests the chains and tells Xavier he should be thanking him as he was the one who saved him from being killed by Gregor’s coven. That it was Ava’s request because she wants him, but advises to stay away from her. He then tells Xavier that Kira had healed him up for a special client who paid extra to skip the line. Then, an old man with a silver tipped cane walks in and tells Inigo that Xavier better be a true Alpha because he’s tasted Alpha blood before. Inigo tells the man he will prepare Xavier for transport, which Xavier gets excited for his chance.

### Ch 94 - CALI

Cali finds herself on Cassandra’s cliff wearing a red dress with Xavier and Greyson walking towards her. She screams at them to stay away and Cassandra whispers that pushing her mates away will still make her lose them and her mind. She tells Cali that she was just with Greyson and should have chosen him when she had the chance, but Cali insists that she can’t choose. Cassandra tells her that she will chose for her, then rips Cali’s heart out of her chest, and pushes her over the cliff. Cali awakens from the nightmare and realizes she had fallen asleep and never took that shower after Greyson left. She starts to think she had the dream as a warning because she had kissed Greyson and that it was wrong to do so. That somehow kissing Greyson had harmed Xavier and decides to call him to make sure that he’s okay. But, it goes to voicemail and she decides to text him. She doesn’t see the message read or the dots indicating a response pending and starts to think that something happened to him because of her. She goes to search for her mom to talk to but instead finds her dad on the porch knitting. He intuitively knows she has due destini problems and wishes he could give her some advice but offers her a hug instead. She asks how him and Orla are doing but he assures they will work it out. Orla then comes out and asks if they have seen Artemis as nobody has seen her all day. Cali shows the badge she got from Vanderbilt and tells them that she was warned that Artemis was in danger and had forgotten because of what happened with Arlo. Orla insists that they look for Artemis immediately.

### Ch 95 - ARTEMIS

Artemis is shocked at what just happened and realizes that the guy is dead. She fears that she was seen and drags the body behind the movie screen. She wonders what to do with the body and is about to just run away when the body tells her that she can’t run from her problems. Suddenly, the guy becomes lucid but confused about what is going on. He realizes he’s bleeding at the back of his head and Artemis rushes to keep him quiet. She tells him she will remove her hand from covering his mouth when he says he is a liability and needs to be finished off. She turns to run away but trips over the body which had somehow moved. She turns another way and runs into him again, this time the body is standing. The body grabs her hands and puts it in his throat and demands she kill him. Her hands start tightening against her will so she closes her eyes and screams. But she suddenly finds herself over the body and no longer holding his throat. She decides to try using the magic to bring him back to life like she did with Arlo but doesn’t know how to she did it. So, she decides to cover the body with dead leaves when he sits up and thanks her for saving his life. He then tells her that he owes her and asks what she wants from him.

### Ch 96 - LOLA

Lola takes a seat the only open seat to the right of Emmett at the dining table while the Tottenville students stare at her. She avoids looking at anyone by studying the chinaware. Winifred sits across from her and asks to hear about her story of how she was turned as everyone’s is different. Lola tells her that she was attacked at her house about a month ago. Winifred then asks if becoming a vampire lived up to her expectations as she was disappointed when she found out she couldn’t turn into a bat. Emmett tells Winifred to stop questioning Lola and she apologizes. Emmett instead asks Lola to not talk about herself but talk about her mate. When the other students hear he’s a werewolf, they are disgusted, until Lola tells them she was a werewolf. Everyone is quiet so she tries to explain how she was a hybrid and lost her wolf from a witches spell until Irma saves her from continuing. She tells everyone to be supportive to Lola and informs her that they gather for meals to transition from eating food to consuming blood. Everyone starts to eat and Emmett tells her he knew she was different. She feels a connection to Emmett and blurts out her mate is Jay Young, and gets embarrassed. After dinner she tries to fake she’s tired and runs to her room. But, she keeps picturing Emmett and decides to call Jay. She asks him they are still mates and he get suspicious that something is up. She insists she just misses him but she feels a blood hunger start and tells him to come get her.

### Ch 97 - VIOLET

Violet is ranting to Marta in the kitchen about Charlie going off with his parents. She asks Marta if them taking Charlie out is some sort of plan to kidnap him to keep them apart. Marta doesn’t think so but Violet is worried if Paul and Iris are telling the truth about vampires following them. Marta reminds Violet that it must be difficult for Charlie to be something that he’s sworn to destroy which makes her feel guilty. Marta then tells her that Lilac agrees and that he never left. She then says aloud that she won’t repeat what he says which is something about Charlie. Violet says not to talk about Charlie while Marta eats some blueberry muffins Tom made. She remembers that they were supposed to see Big Mac about not being able to see him when they find her coming up from the basement. Big Mac tells Marta she needs her in the basement, but Marta refuses to go down there. Big Mac insists they need Marta because there’s something wrong with Arlo and can’t bring him up because it’s unsafe. She tells Marta she could make her go but would rather she voluntarily follow. Marta concedes and Violet follows; they did Arlo on a cot and Big Mac tells them he’s in a coma. She tells Marta she’s not asking to heal him but to see if she can sense anything. She focuses and tells them that there is some kind of dark powerful force. Big Mac agrees and wishes she could speak to Arlo to find out what happened when Marta states that they should just ask him as he’s sitting on the floor.

*Note: The author has labeled this chapter as Violet’s point of view and has put her as first person in the beginning. But, at the very end seems to have put it in Marta’s point of view as after she asks why they don’t ask Arlo what happened to him, it says, “I looked up at Violet, then Big Mac who looked back at me...”*

### Ch 98 - LOLA

Lola starts to feel self conscious waiting for Jay’s response to come get her because she thinks she failed to handle the vampire school. Jay asks why she wants to leave and she tells him that she doesn’t belong because she used to be a werewolf. He tells her that starting something new is always hard but she shouldn’t quit yet. He promises to pick her up in a few weeks for Thanksgiving. Lola asks what if something happens to the mate bond because they are apart since last time they tried long distance she ended up in the hospital. He assures that he’s only a few hours away and will come visit, but until then, they can talk on the phone every night. They talk some more about missing each other when Jay decides to FaceTime her. She notices he’s in bed, shirtless, and he tells her to take off her shirt then her bra. He continues to direct her and talk dirty until someone knocks on the door. She hangs up on Jay and tries to get dressed while answering the door - and finds Emmett. She pretends that she was doing some yoga when he tells her that there she needs to see something.

### Ch 99 - CALI

Cali, Orla, Astrid, and Torin are setting up a fairy ring in the yard to find Artemis. Cali didn’t invite Maren because she doesn’t trust her and is still jealous of the whole Fenrir mystery. She pictures the first time she met Artemis in the Fae world - captured naked in a net in the spring with Greyson. She starts thinking of Greyson and hopes that the fairy ring can be used to find Xavier too. She feels the presence of a wisp and they follow it. It leads them to the woods and Cali tells the others that the connection to the wisp feels stronger. But, it suddenly starts moving erratically and the others comment that it’s not a good thing until it disappears. Orla insists they try again and focus only on Artemis but Cali can feel the group’s doubt in it working and another wisp does not appear. She brings Orla to the kitchen and asks Tom to make her tea while she goes to look for Big Mac in hopes to get a locator spell from her. But, she spies Greyson and Maren talking and gets jealous. Greyson spots her walks towards her and Maren leaves. She tells Greyson about the failed fairy ring and asks for Big Mac, he offers to escort her to the basement as she is with Arlo. She sees Violet, Marta, and Big Mac looking at a corner of the room while Arlo is still passed out on a cot on the other side. She asks what’s going on and Violet informs her that Marta is communicating with Arlo’s ghost. Big Mac prevents Cali from asking anything more by asking Marta what Arlo knows about the dark magic. Suddenly, Arlo’s body grabs Cali and she screams as she sees his firey orange eyes.

### Ch 100 - ARTEMIS

Artemis starts to panic as the guy comes towards her and she blasts him away with her magic. He falls over and asks why she is attacking him when he wants to help her. She asks him if he’s alive or dead and he thinks she’s being crazy. Artemis asks who he is and he introduces himself as York and he asks her what they are doing when he’s supposed to be at work. She agrees and turns to leave but he starts to follow her. He tells her that he’s supposed to serve her because the voice told him to and she stops running away. The voice speaks in her head saying she’s the vessel it’s been looking for because she’s special. York then tells her that he knows what she’s going through and offers her some food. She declines and York tells her that she shouldn’t fight her destiny. She runs away from the drive in and finds herself at a cemetery and threatens to blast York if he doesn’t stop following her. The voice tells her that she can use her powers for control but not to waste it on York. York tells her that they’ve been waiting for someone powerful like her and points to the graveyard. The voice tells her that she knows what to do, and she uses it to blast magical energy into the ground. The voice then ominously says, “It has begun”.

## Cultural References

-Fabio - (ch 3) Cali states that the vampire’s name could be this guy’s

-Joker - (ch 10) Cali states Sabyr looks like a vampiric version of this villian

-True Blood - (ch 20) Lola is binging on this show

-The Vampire Diaries / Matt - (ch 20) Lola tells Jay that he's being a total Matt

-Shake Shack - (ch 24) Marta looks out the window

-Burger King - (ch 24) Marta wonders if Shake Shack is the same as this

-Bachelor Nation - (ch 31) Xavier tells Torin that he needs to steal Cali for a minute and Torin states with this reference he can

-Captain America - (ch 40) Astrid glamours this red, white, blue spandex getup with a star emblazoned across the chest and a shield on his arm for Xavier

-Marvel - (ch 40) Astrid tells Xavier that Fenrir likes these movies

-The Hulk - (ch 40) Astrid tells Xavier he should be glad she didn't glamour this costume on him instead

-The Avengers - (ch 40) Xavier asks what their catch phrase is so he could repeat it for Fenrir

-Netflix - (ch 45) Charlie states that Tom should have his own cooking show

-You Shall Not Pass - (ch 46) Lola states that there's a barrier preventing her from going through like this reference to Lord of the Rings

-Airbnb - (ch 47) Cali wonders if she can find a place to escape to

-Facebook - (ch 49) Cali states that she had been on this networking site

-Jeff Bezos - (ch 50) Cali states she would be richer than the richest person in the world

-Peter Cottontail - (ch 57) Cali compares the bunny that Lola drank from to this fictional one

-Batman & Wonder Woman - (ch 53) Fenrir's favorite characters

-Capri Sun - (ch 71) Lola compares feeding on Cali to this pouched juice drink

-Uber/ Lyft - (ch 78) Lola jokes that Cali has to drive faster if she wants the five-star rating

-Regina George - (ch 85) a reference to Mean Girls; Lola calls Jacqueline this

-Twilight - (ch 89) Lola wonders if all vampires like this are supposed to be beautiful