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Heath and Royce text about Carter possibly initiating intimacy with Ashley while the two wash dishes.

After helping Carina ice a cake, Ashley stays behind to wash dishes, troubled by Jocelyn’s cryptic statement about achieving her goals. She fears a subliminal command may be planted in her mind through hypnosis. Carter joins her and insists on helping. When the dishes are done, he lifts her onto the counter and kisses her intensely. Despite the risk of discovery, they begin having sex.

Heath enters and warns that Carina could return at any moment. Rather than stop, the three have sex together quickly. After, Ashley accidentally imagines group sex with four men, which would include Nate in addition to Heath, Royce, and Carter. Upset about her feelings for Nate, she dismisses his inclusion in the fantasy as exhaustion. Heath tells her he loves her, but she feels unable to reciprocate in the moment and simply nods. Heath suggests she needs rest. She goes upstairs without showering, wanting to keep their scent on her skin.

Carina texts Ashley apologizing for what has happened with Jocelyn and asking her to consider going abroad until the police have handled everything.

Ashley wakes beside Royce and experiences a flash of panicked déjà vu before confirming it is him, not Nate. To distract from her confusion, she initiates sex. Royce correctly guesses she was with Carter and Heath the previous night. After intense sex during which he makes her promise never to leave him again, they fall back asleep.

Nate knocks, announcing breakfast and saying they need to discuss what happened. Panicking, Ashley opens the door and refuses to talk. When Nate pushes inside and sees Royce naked in bed, he stalks away angrily. Ashley yells at him not to judge her. When Royce asks if something happened with Nate, Ashley denies it. In the shower, Royce confronts her more directly, saying the others would accept Nate joining their relationship, but he warns he will kill Nate if he hurts her.

Breakfast is uncomfortable, with Carina and Max urging everyone to leave town. Ashley rides back to the apartment with Nate and Heath. In the elevator, Heath misinterprets the tension, believing Ashley blames Nate for her institutionalization. He tells Nate her feelings are valid. Nate apologizes without correcting the assumption. Heath admits he feels something is still missing. Ashley vaguely mentions personal issues. Royce summons them inside to vote on plans, mentioning Carter wants to hire a hitman.

Royce’s father Colonel Mike D’Arenberg texts Max and asks him to come discuss plans for their children.

Royce stress-cleans the apartment before his father’s arrival. Ashley asks why Royce’s father has to visit in person. Heath explains the Colonel distrusts phone security. The others share stories of Mike’s emotional neglect, including not visiting Royce after a broken arm and sending him to survivalist camp as punishment. Ashley calls him a deadbeat.

Mike arrives with Max. Ashley kisses Royce and tells him his father is an idiot for not loving him properly—which Mike overhears. When Mike insults Ashley, Max defends her as his stepdaughter. Mike criticizes the apartment and Carter’s dog. Ashley deliberately serves him lukewarm still water with apple instead of his requested sparkling water with lemon. He accepts it through clenched teeth.

Nate and Max brief Mike on Jocelyn’s actions. Mike dismisses their account as a story, angering Ashley, but he confirms Jocelyn received military funding that is being terminated due to lack of results. He suggests they leave town and let adults handle the situation, mentioning they have a Society event that weekend. Nate refuses, stating Ashley will not abandon Carina.

As Mike and Max prepare to leave, Royce states they believe his mother was one of Jocelyn’s early test subjects, arguing hypnosis could explain how she was manipulated into murder. Mike shows his first flicker of emotion and agrees to investigate. After they depart, Ashley flips Mike the middle finger.

Royce texts his uncle Henry about Mike investigating his mother’s case.

Ashley discovers her Society event outfit: a black-and-white ball gown with mismatched shoes and two duck decorations, confirming she is teamed with Royce in black and Nate in white. Nate calls her Duckling, making her flinch. Carter appears in red, Heath in blue, and Carly arrives in a red-and-blue gown, complaining she resembles Spider-Woman.

In the limo, Ashley sits uncomfortably between Nate and Royce. She asks about the games. Nate explains the masked facilitators are Society graduates, and members are not considered full Devil’s Backbone members—the Society’s proper name—until leaving their university, Nevaeh. Royce, however, speculates that most of the staff are simply hired employees working under nondisclosure agreements. At the hunting lodge where the event takes place, classical music plays as masked staff serve champagne. Carly expresses concern for Ashley’s well-being.

Masked figures enter and a bell chimes. A man announces a wilderness weekend event, giving each team a package and map. They have two hours to reach assigned cabins or face disqualification. Nate accepts their package while Royce grabs Ashley’s hand, rushing toward the exit. Ashley questions why they are not consulting the map. Nate explains the location is the same survivalist camp Royce attended, so they know the way. Ashley gathers her skirts and follows them into the night.

Carly and Ashley text about how awful the challenge is, and Ashley tells her to make sure her team members Heath and Carter treat her respectfully.

On the hike, Royce attempts to get Ashley and Nate to discuss their tension. Nate lies, claiming he wanted to apologize for planning to send Ashley to Swiss rehab, which angers her. When she trips, Nate catches her and whispers in her ear, calling her Duckling. Despite her frustration, she feels a shiver of desire.

They reach a small log cabin with forty-five minutes remaining. Nate unlocks it using the combination from their map. Inside, they find only one small bed, which Ashley suspects is a setup. One supply basket contains food, water, and practical items including an air compressor. Another holds vodka, condoms, and recreational drugs. Royce suggests they rest but taunts them about their attraction.

When Royce presses the issue, Nate accidentally confirms that he and Ashley previously slept together. Royce admits he was only guessing before. Nate reveals Ashley pretended nothing happened despite leaving visible marks on him. Ashley explains she avoided the topic because Nate made clear he would not share her with the others, a boundary he stated on his birthday. Royce grasps the conflict: they hooked up, then Nate got cold feet and pushed her away.

Royce strips to his underwear and gets in bed, inviting Ashley to join him. Nate resolves to sleep in the uncomfortable wooden chair. Ashley, intrigued by Royce’s plan, accepts.

Carter texts Ashley about how attracted he is to her and sends an explicit video.

Royce asks Nate to unzip Ashley’s dress. Nate pulls her between his knees, his fingers brushing her spine as he lowers the zipper. She lets the gown fall, leaving her in only underwear. Royce pulls her onto the bed and pins her, telling Nate he can turn off the light or watch. He asks Ashley if she wants the lights on or off. Seeing this as a test for Nate, she chooses on.

Royce kisses Ashley while Nate watches rigidly. When Royce asks if she wants Nate to join, Ashley says no, doubting he will change his stance. She tells Nate he can watch but cannot touch until he apologizes and admits he was wrong. Nate insists that will never happen, though his visible arousal betrays him.

Royce and Ashley begin having sex in front of Nate, who taunts Ashley to deal with his frustration. Eventually, Nate stands and says he cannot continue. He turns away, reaches for the door handle, and opens it.

Heath texts Ashley that Carly, despite being her friend and his cousin, is annoying him talking about her boyfriend so much.

Nate takes one step outside, stops, then slams the door and drops to his knees beside the bed. Through clenched teeth, he sincerely apologizes to Ashley, admitting he was selfish and wrong. He explains he tried to hurt her so she would reject him first, believing his feelings were mere jealousy. He confesses he is not ready to walk away.

Ashley accepts and tells him to undress. After a final taunt from Royce about competing with his prowess, Nate strips and joins them. They have intense sex together and then go to sleep.

Jocelyn receives a text from her supervisor telling her to turn in all data regarding her research, as her project is being shut down. Jocelyn tells him she’ll destroy the data before turning it over and will continue the project at any cost.

A recorded rooster crow from a hidden speaker wakes the trio. Ashley is irritable about the lack of shower facilities after their activities. Royce discovers a new map directing them to a lake. He pockets protein bars while Nate takes practical supplies, including the air compressor. At eight o’clock, a bell signals their departure.

During the hike, Ashley develops a painful blister. Nate gives her a piggyback ride. While carrying her, he asks if they are good now. Ashley admits his apology was accepted in the moment but not everything is forgiven. She clarifies they are better than before, which satisfies Nate, who acknowledges he has work to do.

They reach the lake and encounter Heath, Carter, and Carly’s team at a dock. Carter greets Ashley with an intense kiss. The other team reveals their cabin was wholesomely equipped with bunk beds and s’mores supplies, contrasting sharply with the trio’s experience. While the men work on their task, Ashley and Carly sit on the dock. Carly confronts Ashley about the tension with Nate, and her joking guess about a threesome with Royce is confirmed by Ashley’s reaction.

Heath loudly asks Nate about a fresh bite mark on his neck. A splash interrupts as Carter throws the trio’s air compressor into the lake, calling its use cheating. Undeterred, Nate and Heath begin manually inflating their floaties. Ashley realizes the floaties are giant inflatable ducks in team colors.