Her Soul for Revenge

Juniper struggles with memories and fear as she follows Victoria and the Libiri. She senses a Watcher but ignores it, reminding herself to stay calm. From a side room, she spies on Jeremiah preparing to sacrifice his sister. Juniper, realizing that she can’t stop the whole congregation alone, urges herself to leave but is transfixed. Only when the Libiri leave to throw Victoria into the mine can Juniper go. She looks at the Watcher head-on, defiantly unafraid, and races back toward her car before realizing that if she was thrown in the mine alive, Victoria would be, too. However, Juniper knows that she can still stop the sacrifice.

Juniper hurries through the woods, refusing to stand by as Victoria is given to the Deep One to bolster its malevolent power. She hopes that Zane will find her soon so that they can kill all the gathered Libiri at once. Victoria screams in protest. Jeremiah argues that being sacrificed is an honor; when one of the Libiri agrees, Jeremiah kills him and throws him into the mine. Jeremiah cries down to the Deep One, requesting a “blessing” for this extra sacrifice. Juniper and the Libiri hear the Deep One call Jeremiah’s name.

After slitting Victoria’s throat, Jeremiah shoves her into the mine. The ground rumbles, and tentacles come out of the mine’s darkness and wrap around Jeremiah. They surge into him and then mysteriously vanish. Zane appears and urges Juniper to leave immediately. As they start to flee, Jeremiah, his mouth dripping a black liquid, rises to his feet.

Zane panics at the sight of Jeremiah being possessed by a fragment of the Deep One. As Zane races them away from the sacrifice site, he explains that Jeremiah’s body has been overtaken and that this power will eventually kill him. In the meantime, however, the Deep One will do whatever it can to sacrifice Rae. Zane plans to fight Jeremiah without Juniper, which angers her. He explains that he wants to leave her behind, not because she’s weak but because if she’s present, he’ll be focused on protecting her instead of fighting effectively. Juniper counters that even if she dies, they’ll be together in Hell, but they’ll be separated if Zane dies. They assert their love for one another. Zane promises to stay alive so that they can be together for eternity. Juniper agrees to stay hidden during the fight but insists on accompanying him.

Juniper and Zane drive through Abelaum. Police officers abound, indicating that the Deep One has already used Jeremiah’s body to cause carnage. They go to the Hadleighs’ house, which has become overgrown with fetid, stringy mushrooms. The crowd is armed, but their attitude is relaxed. Reiterating that Juniper must stay hidden, Zane goes inside to seek Jeremiah.

The inside of the house is covered with mold. Several intoxicated Libiri mutter anxiously about the violence and chaos of the past day. Zane effortlessly slaughters them all. Shortly after, Jeremiah arrives with three other men.

Jeremiah’s body is overwhelmed by the Deep One’s presence, leaving him twitchy and slow to comprehend what he’s seeing. When Zane attacks him with a wall of demonic power, however, Jeremiah reacts with inhuman speed and strength. The two grapple as Jeremiah’s men shoot Zane, which slows him down, though bullets won’t kill him. Jeremiah slams the demon-repellent pendant into one of Zane’s wounds, which slows his movements and prevents him from healing. Jeremiah assumes that Zane must be bound to service to a human, as Leon was, and demands to know the identity of the human. Zane refuses to answer, but Jeremiah sees Juniper’s mark on him. Zane tries to goad Jeremiah into fighting him, but Jeremiah instead sends his men to find Juniper.

Juniper frets when Zane’s absence continues. She sees the gunmen approach, followed by Jeremiah, who is dragging the bloodied Zane. Juniper stays hidden as Jeremiah calls out, taunting her. Despite her promise to Zane, she can’t bear to flee. She slips silently through the forest and then stabs the gunmen. The second one calls out to Jeremiah before he dies. The Watcher arrives to consume the bodies when Juniper refuses to offer it her fear. Juniper returns to Jeremiah to see him using Zane’s blood to summon a Reaper. Zane, gasping in pain, urges Juniper to flee.

The amulet buried in his skin keeps Zane in agony as Jeremiah, fueled by the Deep One’s knowledge, summons the Reaper. He plans to set the Reaper on Leon, which will leave Rae unprotected. Zane is horrified at the prospect that he’s being used to hurt Leon.

When the Reaper arrives, it’s annoyed that Jeremiah refuses to let it kill Zane until after it kills Leon, though it agrees to the scheme. Zane’s greatest regret about dying is that it will leave Juniper alone. Jeremiah leaves Zane trapped and weakened, promising that he’ll kill Juniper as soon as he has gained his full power via the third sacrifice.

Juniper hides near the shed where she killed Kent, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Zane. He’s unsurprised that she didn’t flee. He guides her through cutting out the amulet. She asks him to crush it, as she plans to use the pulverized metal in her shotgun to kill the Reaper. Zane sees someone moving in the Hadleigh house, which gives him the idea to claim a soul to increase his power and accelerate his healing.

Juniper is shocked and impressed by the carnage that Zane wreaked upon the Libiri inside the house. He worries about Leon, especially because he senses the Reaper’s return. Juniper clings to hope, which she credits to Zane’s support. They go to the top of the house, where they find Meredith Hadleigh, Jeremiah’s mother. When Zane reminds her that she must face either the Deep One or the Reaper if she doesn’t promise Zane her soul, Meredith quickly agrees. He heals immediately, and Meredith notes that his eyes have turned black, indicating that he has ascended to being an Archdemon. Juniper kills Meredith as the Reaper seizes Zane and flings him from the house.

Zane faces the Reaper, determined to do whatever it takes to protect Juniper. The Reaper is visibly injured by its fight with Leon. Juniper distracts the Reaper by shooting at it, and Zane attacks. Juniper hits the Reaper with the amulet bullet, which injures it immensely, though it still seizes Juniper. Zane leaps on the Reaper and tears its throat. The Reaper fades away, though it promises retribution in Hell. Juniper has a minor head injury but is otherwise unharmed. Zane praises her cleverness with the amulet bullet. Before they can leave, however, Jeremiah returns.

Surrounded by followers, Jeremiah approaches, furious that Zane and Juniper are alive. Jeremiah brags that he sent the final sacrifice to the Deep One, but Zane notes that his power remains incomplete. Juniper urges the Libiri to flee, shooting one when they don’t follow her recommendation. The rest hurry away as Zane and Juniper kill as many as they can. Jeremiah also kills the fleeing Libiri, angry at being abandoned.

Juniper repeatedly shoots Jeremiah as tentacles emerge from his body. Zane knocks Juniper away from the tentacles’ grasp; the tentacle seizes him instead. Another tentacle wraps around Juniper, squeezing her forcefully. However, Jeremiah’s human body can’t contain the Deep One’s power any longer, and Zane can free himself and then Juniper. They battle Jeremiah, and his wounds rapidly become more severe. He hurries into the house, seeking safety, but Juniper and Zane follow.

Jeremiah weakly scuttles away, muttering about how he did everything the Deep One asked of him. Lightning strikes the house, which begins to go up in flames as Juniper points her gun at Jeremiah. She tells him that everything he tried to do has failed and then shoots him.

The house blazes, the flames fueled by gas lines broken in the supernatural battles. Zane encourages Juniper to rest, given the years she spent fighting. He promises to remain by her side, no matter what happens next. They reassert their love for one another. When they see Leon approach, Juniper instinctively raises her gun before remembering that he’s no longer the enemy. Leon tells them that Raelynn is safe. He’s jealous that he didn’t get to help kill the Hadleighs. Juniper forgives Leon for trying to kill her in the past. Zane is enormously relieved that Leon survived.

Juniper and Zane drive to the coast. She wades into the water, astonished that she lived to see the end of her quest. Zane promises to stay with her, whatever she does next. Though Juniper still feels a bit lost without her quest, she takes comfort in the knowledge that Zane will wander with her.

Zane and Juniper spend the following spring in rural Vermont, per a recommendation from Juniper’s therapist, found via Hana’s reference; Hana bargained for the therapist’s soul, which allows Juniper to be open about her history with the supernatural. Zane meets Juniper after a therapy session, and they have oral sex in the woods. Zane feels overjoyed to see Juniper’s happiness and healing and looks forward to their eternity together.