Misery asks Owen about the logistics of feeding from someone. Owen is surprised Lowe allows it, as the act is traditionally seen by Weres as defilement. He cautions her to tell no one, especially their father. He says feeding from a live source isn’t just about sex, but that the exchange has biological and hormonal consequences that encourage the two participants to form a bond. As Vampyres need many sexual partners to reproduce, the bond engendered by feeding is bad for the species.

Lowe asks Misery if she and Alex are looking for Ana’s father without telling him. Instead of being angry, he merely asks why, and then says it’s a good idea. She wants to talk about what happened physically between them but can’t. She eats peanut butter. He wipes some off of her nose and she licks his thumb. They’re both turned on. Misery says she’s afraid she’s misinterpreting things because he already has a mate. As Misery is about to kiss him, her first time kissing anyone, she is gripped by pain and faints.