As Mark and Tong spend more time together and draw closer, feelings of intimacy and restraint begin to struggle against their shared mission to protect Tong's blood. While under surveillance from other vampires, they attempt to stay away from each other, but their hearts draw them closer while danger grows. 

Thara reveals that Tong's golden blood could be key to protect the vampire pack and quell the crisis facing their kind. Meanwhile, Mark and Tong's feelings only grow stronger, and Tong wants to be more than just protected and wants Mark to have his blood.