Location: Vale Beach House – Rooftop Dining Deck, Golden Hour
The table stretched long beneath a glowing string of lights. Ocean breeze. Grilled seafood. Soft music rolling like waves behind conversation.
The Vale family and their tight circle were dressed like a secret society—casual luxury, effortless style. They laughed. Ate. Toasted to sunburns and fights they won.
But as the sun dipped below the horizon, something in the air shifted.
Caelan glanced at his sisters.
Azra nodded.
Liora leaned forward.
It was time.
Scene: The Private Family Meeting
Later that night, after friends returned to their rooms, the Vale family gathered alone in the private study upstairs—dim lighting, thick silence, and a storm of thoughts behind every glance.
Damon sat at the head of the sleek obsidian table, elbows resting, fingers steepled.
Caelan (carefully): "We wanted to ask something."
Azra: "It's about our friends. Noah. Selene. Jace. Zaria. Isla."
Liora (quietly): "Can we tell them who we are? The truth?"
A pause.
Damon didn't speak immediately.
He looked at each of them—slow, deliberate.
"That's not a small thing to ask," he said finally.
"Do you believe they're trustworthy?"
Elina (softly): "Would they die for you?"
Arielle: "Would they lie for you?"
Nova: "Would they keep your name safe, no matter what?"
Scene: Damon's Insight – But He Wants Their Truth
Damon leaned back slightly, watching them.
"I already know the answer," he said. "The system told me days ago. But that's not what matters."
He tapped a finger against the table.
"You need to decide. Trust isn't just about risk. It's about choice."
"So," he said simply, "tell us."
Scene: The Siblings Speak
Liora was first.
"I'd trust Noah with my soul. Not because he's perfect—but because he's good. And he sees all of me, even the parts I never show."
Azra:
"Zaria and Isla? They're like mirrors. Brutally honest, slightly chaotic, and I know for a fact they'd swing at anyone who tried to expose us."
Caelan:
"Jace and Selene… they're dangerous in their own ways. But they've seen glimpses of the darkness in me. And they stayed."
"They stayed."
Scene: Damon's Decision
Damon exhaled slowly, looking over at Nova.
She gave him a soft nod.
"Alright," he said. "Then we'll start the process. Carefully. One at a time. And only in the right setting."
"But the moment one of them even blinks wrong, you don't wait. You cut them loose."
Zeke (grinning): "Or we handle it the old-fashioned way."
Rico: "With fire."
Everyone laughed.
But the message was clear.
Damon: "You're allowed to choose your own family now.
But never forget the blood that built you."
Final Scene: Outside – The Ocean Breathing
The siblings stood together on the balcony, watching the waves roll in.
Liora: "You think we're doing the right thing?"
Caelan: "If we're wrong… we'll fix it."
Azra: "We're never wrong."
They smiled.
Behind them, the Vale family prepared for what was coming—one truth at a time.