Niccolo builds a fragile rapport with Desiree, learning the painful truth of her history with Bishop Glasser. She reveals the Church refused to help her when she reported abuse, leaving her isolated and traumatized.

The rescue team infiltrates the palace with Mina's magical assistance. Her powers come at terrible cost - each working drains years from her lifespan, visibly aging her. She's willing to spend her life to save the prince.

Abigail fully reveals her golden-eyed powers for the first time in combat. Elianna recognizes her as a fellow Faithful warrior and they synchronize in battle despite never meeting. Abigail faces 40+ vampires alone while forcing Haatim and Emma toward the exit.

Jack and Beck enjoy Las Vegas with twelve-hour authorization, gambling and drinking. Helen mercenary operative working for Victor approaches Jack as sorority girl using seduction as cover. When Jack resists, Helen reveals the trap: Beck already drugged and captured.

Executions begin: Duke Aldric, Duchess, and innocent citizens are brought to the guillotine. When the Guard Captain is executed, his son Hank erupts in magical blue fire that consumes the priest and spreads through the square. The town descends into chaos.

Marcus researches the case and discovers all victims had soul contracts with Hell. He realizes the Ritual of Transference creates legal innocence rather than forgiveness.

Rylee pulls the team aside to share classified information: they have been selected as one of three advance teams to investigate the Veil - a massive sphere of absolute darkness that has engulfed an entire solar system. Three days ago, a planet and its moon base went silent.

Discover secret room behind storage filled with wall of missing persons newspaper clippings, encounter radio with breathing sounds on other end, realize scale of Harrows victims