Zack meets his love match in Sheriff Pace. He is determinedly in pursuit of his sexy mate, but the sheriff has other ideas. Pace wants to do the chasing. After a passionate encounter Pace chases after Zack to clear up a misunderstanding and the pair end up sharing some surprising secrets from their past. Meanwhile Leo finds love with Lex, although his fierce feline side tries to dominate and he ends up hurting his mate in the process. Confused by his feelings he runs away only to get in trouble with a bunch of local hunters eager for an exotic pelt. The Will and the Word, an evil cult intent on spreading their bigoted message, continues to invade the local town of Sage, which in turn hides a surprising and very disturbing secret. It takes the combined forces of Joe McKellar's Two Spirits Ranch crew to investigate and destroy the zealous, prejudiced ambitions of the local mayor.