**Zayn's Pov**
The dates went better than expected.
We split into different tables so everyone could have their own space—privacy, laughter, soft conversations... the kind of normal we never really had before all of this chaos started.
And honestly?
It felt nice.
Strange... but nice.
This past days, months... maybe even years, have been nothing but a rollercoaster.
We've fought, argued, fixed things, broken things, and rebuilt them again. Sometimes over serious stuff. Sometimes over absolutely ridiculous things like house responsibilities or who left the lights on again.
And somehow...
We always ended up okay.
Because no matter how loud things got, we were still a family at the end of the day.
Niall, Harry, Liam, Louis, Chrissy, Basty, Tim, Gregg, Gemma... and me.
All under the same roof.
A chaotic, loud, messy mansion that somehow became home.
Right now though, everyone was off doing their own thing.
Gregg and Gemma were still away on their honeymoon, living their newly married life.
Tim was gone for a week handling pack matters, trusting Chrissy to one day take over—though she still wasn't fully ready for that kind of responsibility yet.
And honestly?
That was probably for the best.
We pulled up in front of the house later that evening.
The atmosphere was calm.
Too calm.
Basty leaned toward me as we got out of the car. "I bet you £20 Harry, Louis, and Tristan are running around naked inside."
I raised a brow. "Deal."
We walked in.
And immediately—
Screaming.
Chaos.
And exactly what we expected.
Harry, Louis, and little Tristan were indeed running around the living room completely naked.
I paused.
Then turned to Basty.
"...I hate that I was right."
He smirked and handed me the money. "Easy win."
Niall stepped in behind us and immediately froze. "OH MY GOD—"
He rushed forward and covered Chrissy's eyes.
"Really?" Chrissy said, laughing. "I've seen worse."
She peeked through his fingers anyway.
"...okay yeah Harry is huge," she added casually.
"BABE!" Basty shouted in protest.
Chrissy just laughed. "What? I'm being honest."
I nearly choked laughing.
Harry turned around, completely unbothered. "Thanks, Chrissy!"
"GET DRESSED!" Niall yelled, half laughing, half horrified. "Harry Edward Styles! Louis William Tomlinson! And little Tristan Troy Peazer Payne!"
The three of them froze.
Then giggled.
And ran upstairs like nothing happened.
Silence followed for exactly two seconds.
Then we all spoke at the same time:
"No one tells Liam about this."
Because we all knew—
We would be dead.
Absolutely dead.
Chrissy sighed, leaning against Basty. "Honestly... I wouldn't change this."
I looked around the room.
All the chaos. All the laughter. All the people who somehow became my world.
And she was right.
We had been through war, heartbreak, loss, love, betrayal, and everything in between.
But we were still here.
Still standing.
Still together.
And for the first time in a long time...
It didn't feel like we were surviving anymore.
It felt like we were living.
I smiled to myself.
Yeah...
Maybe this was the ending we all needed.
Not perfect.
Not normal.
But ours.
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**THE END**
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The Alpha's Secret Legacy
WerewolfWhat if your life wasn't just your own... but already written in blood, fate, and prophecy? Christine "Chrissy" Horan never asked to be special. She never asked to be dragged into a world of wolves, vampires, mermaids, demons, and secrets buried dee...
