Haven and Millie unwittingly stumble right into the hub of the local sleuth, and Levka is swiftly adopted into the family.

After leaving flowers at a late friend's apartment, exchanging touching Christmas gifts, and confessing love for one another, Kit the cat gives Liam her blessing.

Pheonix ambushes Tumasi with silver, he's understandably upset, Jade jumps in to save the psychic and pays the ultimate price

Lydus returns. Levka catches him up. Casual suggestions of murder is the best coming home gift.

At his old library, Sayed bloodlusts and half blinds a shifted Calliope. Zara calls Dakila who calls Levka, and everyone has a lot of feelings about revenge and regret. Sayed goes to jail. Again.

Esperanza pays Levka a visit, showering him in food, and then drops the news on him that she is moving back to Texas. Their share heartache and promises of lifelong friendship.

Two bears meet in Big Bear Diner. Neither speaks a word. Connections are made.

Seeing no recourse but the dangerous and direct approach, Tiffer and Dakila confront Levka in his home over Indra's death. Weighing the consequences to those he cares for more than himself, the bear king unexpectedly comes quietly.

Levka informs Esperanza he's killed one of Cliff's sleuth members in the defense of their youngest bear. Espy, distraught and heartbroken, makes the difficult choice to take a break from Cobalt Ridge until further notice.

What starts off as a simple ski day turns into bloodshed and chaos as Cat is attacked by Callibear. Cat texts Indra, Indra crosses into claimed territory to help and is killed by Levka. Cat flees, while Levka and Calliope split the cost of dinner.

Sayed goes back to the library to talk to Tiffer and Dakila about the library attack. After, Tiffer arrests him while Dakila plays guard dog.

Lydus and Emmett's fight ends in an almost shift, but thanks to quick thinking from Cliff and words from Levka, things don't unravel physically, but rather emotionally while highlighting the two young bears as almost foils of each other.