Now trapped under his bad date in the middle of the woods, Ethan is stuck until a bear stumbles upon them. The bear intervenes, but Ethan soon realizes nobody gets saved for free.
After a morning and afternoon of bad luck, Ben decides to swim at the beach near his house. He tries to let the water soothe him and is almost successful until something pinches his bum. Not wanting any more irritations, he begins to swim to shore until something grabs his ankle and pulls him deeper into the water.
On a forced holiday because of his apartment being fumigated, Simon decides to go for a walk in the woods, only to get lost in the snow. Luckily, he’s found by a yeti, who sees a need for him.
Kai is sent out to collect a debt, then finds the man to whom the burden has fallen is too clueless and attractive to pass up, so he may not be able to outright offer to pay Reese’s debts. But he can use suggestive language and some trickery to make a deal with Reese, leaving them both getting what they want.
The angel Uriel stumbles upon a man named Lev, who has made a career of killing, and Uriel can’t help but watch him every night without interference. Until one night, he does step in, but it’s not to save anyone. Instead it’s to stake his claim.
Manuel finds an apartment that’s not only incredibly affordable but also in a decent area, but there's a catch. Someone had died in the bedroom. After some persuasion from the landlord, he agrees to move in but quickly finds out he's not the only one living in the apartment.
Fairies, Basil and Magnus are out spending quality time together when some doubts begin to dampen Magnus's mood. Basil quickly realizes what's going on, then offers reassurance before demanding that Magnus makes it up to him. Afterwards, Basil isn't ready to go home, and the sleeping human offers a fun opportunity.
Jake and Milo are walking home from the bar when they hear a growl, then another before finding a pair of glowing red eyes in the trees near Milo's house. They assume it's just some people playing a trick on Halloween, but after they're inside and locked away in Milo's room. They realize whatever's coming up the stairs isn't trying for a quick laugh.
Daddy's dead. Killed by an orc right in front of Flynn, so without a daddy and only his stuffed piggy for company, he follows the killer orc deeper into the woods. Because if the orc was able to kill his daddy, that should mean he would be a better one.
Ramsay is a pirate on a ship far out at sea, and he's having a hard time with everything he's being tasked with. Especially when the captain makes not a proposition but a demand of Ramsay that isn't part of the duties of a crewmember. Running away and hiding can only work for so long, and only makes the punishment worse. But then luck has a wave buying Ramsay time, or that's not a wave.
It’s Halloween and the devil has come out to play. He’s looking for a partner to warm his bed, and while he’s searching, he hears an awful laugh that leads him to two men who are about to be harassed. He quickly flashes his fangs, sending the bullies away, and the two men are grateful, then ask for further protection and easily accept his teasing of them being his mate. So, the devil says why not.