We burst back into the main hall, the music and chatter crashing over us like nothing was wrong. But our parents were already watching — sharp eyes, alert bodies, expressions carved with knowing.
Dad caught my gaze instantly. He didn't speak. He didn't need to. A subtle motion of his hand was enough.
Call the driver.
I slowed, carefully setting Vivian back on her feet. My hands lingered for just a second longer than necessary, making sure she was steady.
"Go," I murmured quietly. "Stay with your parents."
She looked at me, confusion flickering across her face, but she nodded and moved toward them without argument.
I turned away before she could ask questions and pulled out my phone, dialing the driver as I walked. Every instinct in me was already shifting gears — the easy, joking version of myself gone, replaced by the one my family had trained since childhood.
This wasn't a party anymore.
This was protocol.
Mia and the others walked Vivian over to her parents, forming a quiet shield around her until she was safely with them. She kept looking back, like she wanted to ask something — but this wasn't the time.
The moment my phone buzzed, I knew.
The cars have arrived
I didn't hesitate. I turned, signaling the rest of them, and we slipped through the back doors of the hall. The noise of the party vanished behind us like it had never existed.
Outside, five black cars waited in perfect formation, engines already humming, headlights cutting through the night.
No hesitation. No questions.
All of us the entire family Vivian's and mine settled ourselves and set out.
This was no longer about appearances.
This was about survival.
As soon as we reached the Deep Lake Bridge, I felt it.
The air changed — heavier, sharper, like the night itself had drawn a breath.
Two engines growled up beside us, low and aggressive. Sleek black Hellcats slid into formation, one on each side, their headlights cutting through the mist curling off the lake below. They didn't try to pass. They didn't fall behind.
They paced us.
The bridge stretched ahead like a ribbon of steel over black water, the lake beneath it eerily still, reflecting the moon in broken shards. The cars' windows were tinted too dark to see through, but I knew — instinctively — that whoever sat inside already knew exactly where we were going.
No one spoke in our car.
Mia glanced at me, her jaw tight but her eyes steady. Jonathan's hand clenched once, then relaxed. Even the kids had gone quiet, as if they could sense this wasn't just another late-night drive.
We reached home in silence and stepped out of the cars one by one. The night felt heavier here, like the walls themselves were listening.
Dad didn't waste time.
"Everyone, change," he ordered calmly. "Loose clothes. Nothing restrictive."
No one questioned him. We scattered quickly, the glamour of the party stripped away within minutes. When we regrouped, he gestured for Vivian and her parents to follow him. Then, with a glance, he signaled Mom, Mia, and me as well.
His office was the heart of the house — dark wood, old books, symbols etched so subtly you'd miss them if you didn't know where to look.
The moment we stepped inside, Mom shut the door behind us.
Click.
The sound echoed far too loud.
Her face was grim. Vivian's parents looked the same — pale, tense, braced for impact. This wasn't a conversation. It was a reckoning.
Vivian stood in the middle of the room, arms folded loosely, eyes moving from face to face. "Okay," she said softly. "Why does it feel like I'm about to be grounded for something I didn't do?"
No one laughed.
Mia stepped closer to me and whispered under her breath, just loud enough for me to hear,
"We need to stay close to Viv… because she's about to learn something about her life she never even imagined."
Dad finally turned to Vivian.
"Sit," he said gently.
She did.
And with that single word, the last piece of her normal life quietly fell into place — ready to shatter.
All the others joined us with their kids already in their Jammies.
Before anything else could happen, the children were quietly ushered out. Nannies appeared almost instantly, each of them calm, efficient, already aware that this wasn't a night for questions.
Rosa went without protest, clutching her stuffed dragon. Jerom and Harry followed, sleepy and confused but soothed by familiar arms. The soft click of the door closing behind them felt final.
The room felt smaller after that.
Quieter.
Adult.
No distractions left.
No innocence to shield what was about to be said.
Dad turned back to Vivian.
"This conversation," he said evenly, "is not meant for children."
And somehow, that made everything far more frightening.
Dad and Vivian's father began together, their voices calm, deliberate, as if they were reciting something ancient.
They told her a story.
Of wolves and the first packs.
Of moons that ruled the night sky and shaped bloodlines.
Of tribes bound not by land, but by lunar power.
Vivian listened, brows drawn together, her confusion deepening with every word. She looked like a child being taught alphabets for the first time—trying to understand shapes that refused to make sense.
"Why are you telling me this?" she finally asked, her voice small but steady. "What does this have to do with me?"
Her father swallowed hard.
Then he said it.
"Because you're a werewolf, Vivian. Like all of us."
The room went silent.
She stared at him, waiting for the punchline. None came.
"You're not just any werewolf," he continued gently. "You're… different. Special. You're a breed so rare it was believed extinct."
Vivian's breath hitched.
"You are a New Moon wolf."
Her mother lifted her chin, eyes shining with something fierce and unbroken. "My tribe," she said softly. "The New Moon tribe. I was its only survivor."
Her father stepped closer. "I am of the Crescent Moon tribe. Its Alpha."
Dad's voice joined theirs, heavy with reverence. "And I am head of the Gibbous Moon tribe. I stood as Vivian's godfather and protector."
Vivian shook her head slowly. "That's… that's impossible."
"No," her mother said. "It's a miracle."
They explained how bloodlines crossed in ways the world had never seen before. How her maternal grandparents carried both Full Moon and Crescent Moon lineage. How her parents' union created something unprecedented.
Vivian wasn't just a hybrid.
She was all of them.
New Moon.
Crescent Moon.
Full Moon.
Gibbous Moon.
A convergence of every lunar tribe.
"The rarest and purest hybrid to ever exist," Dad said quietly. "A mix so unlikely it happens once in an age."
He paused, then added,
"As rare as the return of Halley's Comet."
Vivian didn't speak.
She just sat there, the weight of an entire hidden world settling onto her shoulders.
And for the first time in her life, the strange dreams, the instincts, the pull she could never explain—
They finally made sense.
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"There are two others," Dad continued, his voice steady but heavy with meaning. "Rare hybrids. Not as rare as you — but powerful enough to shift the balance of the world."
He glanced at me.
"Jeremy."
My name hung in the air.
"He carries the blood of the Full Moon, Crescent Moon, and Gibbous Moon tribes. A convergence strong enough to command respect… and fear."
Then Vivian's father turned to her, his expression softening despite the gravity of his words.
"And your brother," he said. "He carries the same bloodline as you. The same origin. The same potential."
Vivian's hands clenched in her lap.
"Then what makes me different?" she whispered.
Dad stepped forward.
"What makes you different," he said quietly, "is purity."
Everyone went still.
"Your blood isn't just mixed," her mother explained. "It's balanced. Every tribe within you complements the other — no dominance, no corruption. Perfect harmony."
Vivian looked up slowly, eyes wide.
"That harmony," Dad said, "is why you are recognized by the old laws."
He met her gaze.
"You are the Lunar Alpha."
The words felt heavier than stone.
"The one meant to lead not just a pack," he continued, "but all werewolf tribes across the world. Crescent, Full, Gibbous, New Moon — all of them."
Silence swallowed the room.
Vivian's breath trembled. "That's… insane."
"No," her father said gently. "It's destiny."
She wasn't just rare.
She wasn't just powerful.
She was the axis everything turned on — the living balance of the moon itself.
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"We didn't tell you any of this before," Dad said quietly, "because your life has been under threat."
Vivian's head snapped up.
"From whom?" she asked.
Her father's jaw tightened. Her mother's hand trembled just slightly as she reached for Vivian's.
"The current Lunar Alpha," her father said. "Or at least… the one who claims the title."
Dad spoke the name like a verdict.
"Valdim Elrod."
The room seemed to darken.
"He is an elder of the Italian pack," Dad continued. "A hybrid of the Full Moon and Gibbous Moon tribes. Powerful. Ruthless. And dangerously obsessed with maintaining control."
Vivian swallowed. "If he's the Alpha… why am I still alive?"
"Because," her mother said softly, "your existence threatens everything he is."
Valdim Elrod wasn't born to lead the world's packs. He seized the position through fear, bloodshed, and alliances forged in shadow. His rule was never meant to be permanent — only a placeholder until the true balance returned.
Until you, said Vivian's dad.
"If Valdim learns the truth," Dad said, voice hard now, "that a Lunar Alpha exists — one purer, stronger, and chosen by the old laws — he won't hesitate."
"He will hunt you," Vivian's father finished. "Not just to kill you… but to erase the possibility of anyone ever challenging his reign."
Silence pressed in from all sides.
Vivian stared at the floor, her entire life rearranging itself in real time.
"So you hid me," she whispered.
"Yes," her mother said, tears finally spilling. "We let you grow human. Safe. Unseen."
Dad met Vivian's eyes, unflinching.
"But tonight," he said, "the Alpha called."
"And that means," Mia added quietly from beside her, "the hiding is over."
As soon as she said that I remember the car incident
That's when it clicked.
The strange message Mia received on her phone as we arrived at the party — the one written in those ancient symbols — wasn't just some random text.
It was from the Alpha.
The same Alpha Dad had warned us about.
I looked at Mia, realization dawning in my eyes.
"You knew who it was, didn't you?" I asked quietly.
She didn't answer right away, just nodded slowly.
That message wasn't just a summons. It was a call to something much bigger, something darker.
Mia then said that she received the message first looking at me. Then said Jeremy was waiting to see if it was a prank, but later when all of us got it we understood there is a smell of trouble lingering in the message.
Vivian's dad continued,
"That message you saw on Mia's phone — the one written in those strange symbols — was actually sent to all of us. We just received it a little later than Mia did.
It's a summons from Valdim Elrod, the current Lunar Alpha.
He's calling all the packs to gather at Whitewood Forest."
A heavy silence filled the room.
"Whitewood Forest is sacred ground — neutral territory where the leaders meet. A summons from Valdim is never a casual thing. It means something serious is about to happen."
I glanced at Mia, then back at my parents, feeling the weight of the moment pressing down on us all. This wasn't just a family secret anymore. It was a call to face a destiny none of us could ignore.
Viv was confused, surprised and curious all at once.
After the explanation, we guided her to the bedroom where she changed into loose fit.
But for sure that
night was a night of changes and the biggest of them all is going to be the whitewood meet .