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Layla tells Elise she has to leave and then sits outside with Valeryia’s body. The other clan want to give her a proper burial but Layla isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet. A woman walks up to her and suggests that Layla trust her because she knew Vex. She knows Valeryia’s real name as well. When Layla looks at the woman, she looks like a very old reaper.

The Cotton Club is abandoned but Layla goes to meet Jamie there. She tells him she wants the rest of the alcohol Stephen Wayne provided. But Jamie sold it to a woman named Rome. Layla realizes this could be detrimental and start another war, so Jamie comes up with the idea to make an alliance between gangsters and reapers.

The week following the massacre was hard for Elise and her family. Everyone’s moved out of the estate so it is now just her and her mother. Layla and Elise discover that the media has gotten a hold of Stephen Wayne and his story. And society is eating it up as well as the mayoral candidates have promises about reapers. Elise suggests moving to France for the cure, and even suggests working with other countries.

Despite Valeryia’s harsh words, Layla tells her if she needs her she’s always going to be there for her. And didn’t give her the chance to provide a response.

Elise tells her mom that Josi is gone and her mom realizes that her father has lied to them both. Her mother apologizes for how she has treated Elise and how she has felt. Layla goes to her lair and to her surprise Valeryia is there. She tells Layla she’s ruined everything, but all Layla wants to know is where Josi is. Valeryia pulls out Josi’s ribbon, and tries to ruin her relationship with Layla.

Rogue reapers help Layla get away from the bloody scene. She’s also craving blood so she goes into reaper territory to hunt then waits for Elise. She climbs into Elise’s room when she sees she’s there, and they both go over their feelings and what the absence of five years has also affected them. Elise has to tell her mother that Josi is gone, she hasn’t been found since everything happened.

Layla tries to give Elise her blood and chest compressions and it takes her a minute to come to. She finally comes to after a while and Layla cries into her.

She tells the Rogue reapers that Elise isn’t to be touched then goes to find Tobias and Stephen. Mr. Wayne attempts to kill Layla but Tobias trips him so the shot is inaccurate. Layla grabs Mr. Saint and tells him he owes Elise an apology. He laughs at her and Sterling commands Layla to let him go. Layla lunges at him but Elise gets in front of her and takes the bullet. Layla tries to give Elise her blood.

The poison turned Layla into the monster Sterling was. She kills Dr. Harding, and all she wants is to kill everyone else in her wake. There was so much blood around that she knew other reapers wouldn’t be able to resist. Rogue reapers showed up, and during this she ends up turning back to her reaper form slowly. Elise catches her and Layla realizes Elise might’ve gotten help.