Promises and Pomegranates

Kal recalls coming to Aplana with his mother because she wanted him to see the world outside Boston. They lived in relative poverty, in part because his “sperm donor” father abandoned them. When Kal returned to Aplana after his mother died, Jonas Wolfe was a household name. Jonas was a local seducer, but he went to jail for attempted murder. Kal acquired Jonas’s bar, the Flaming Chariot, hired a lawyer, and got Jonas’s sentence reduced.

Kal sits at his computer and watches Elena through the camera in her room. Jonas says their security firm has been working on tracing the flash drive with no luck. Kal’s sister, Violet, is still rejecting his money. Kal hopes that meeting Elena will change Violet’s mind about him. Jonas shows Kal an article in which Kal is named as Elena’s kidnapper. He isn’t surprised Rafe didn’t keep his word.

Elena sees a small building on the Asphodel grounds and believes this is where Kal tortures people. Ariana calls to check on Elena and says their father told them about Elena sleeping with Kal at Christmas; she commends Elena for acting out of character, as she is known as a people-pleaser.