Selena flees attackers in an alley before Caleb Drakes drives them away and brands her chest with a glowing pact. She wakes up imprisoned in Caleb's castle. Caleb struggles with the wild scent of her blood. When her mark burns and draws a drop of blood, he blasts open the door so she can flee. Victor Drakes corners her in the hallway, while a golden-eyed werewolf watches the castle from outside.
Vampires stalk Selena down a rainy alleyway at night. Caleb Drakes arrives, drives off the attackers, and presses a glowing red crest onto her chest. Selena loses consciousness from the blood pact, and Caleb carries her body out of the rain.
01:15: Imprisoned in the Castle Bedroom
Selena wakes in an opulent room with a crescent mark on her neck and a crest on her chest. Caleb enters with food. He informs Selena that the castle is his and claims her as his property by royal right.
02:58: Victor Demands Full Control
Victor Drakes meets Caleb by a window overlooking the forest. Caleb admits Selena's blood scent nearly triggered a loss of control. Victor tells him to keep her restrained, calling her the pure-blood heir the vampire clan needs to secure their future.
03:45: Caleb Blasts the Door
The red mark on Selena's chest burns, and Caleb rushes in to hold her down. The scent of her spilled blood overwhelms his senses. Fighting his vampiric thirst, Caleb blasts open the locked bedroom door and orders her to run away.
04:37: Confrontation in the Corridor
Selena runs down the castle hallway toward the exit doors. Victor Drakes steps into her path and blocks her escape. He announces that he is Caleb's father, then studies Selena's face and claims she looks exactly like her mother.
05:13: A Werewolf Watches Outside
Selena looks out into the moonlit night from within the fortress. Far off in the surrounding trees, wolf howls echo through the dark. A man with glowing golden werewolf eyes stands in the distance and keeps watch over the stone castle.
Key Lines from Episode 1
“Blood pact from this moment on You Belong to me”
“Caledon Drakes Heir to the vampire throne This castle is mine So are you”
“Just like I remember You look exactly like her”
“You knew my mother?”
How Episode 1 Ends
Victor corners Selena in the corridor and halts her flight by mentioning her mother. Outside the walls, a werewolf with glowing golden eyes stares down the fortress as pack howls echo through the woods. Can Selena discover the truth about her mother, or will the predator outside breach the gates first?