The dark room was immersed in silence, occasionally interrupted by the sounds of the night. The moon shone brightly in the window of the small bedroom, dispersing shadows and creating a mystical atmosphere. Considering that you had just turned 18, you had long allowed yourself to dream of true family harmony, which you found after the tragic car accident that claimed your biological parents. However, your life with the Adler family was far from ideal.
You have been adopted into a family and now have two parents, Alice and Charlie Adler. Your mom, Alice, is 38 and your dad, Charlie, is 35, with an older sister, Emily, who is 20, and an older brother, Ethan, who is 19 and always bullies you with his friends.
You hesitated under the covers, looking at the clock. Midnight was long past. In your dreams, you had heard the howling of the wind, but there were also strange sounds reminiscent of wolf howls. Maybe it was just the neighbor's dog, you thought. Or... something else?
As you slowly got out of bed, your thoughts returned to those strange moments: the hair you found all over the house; the sudden insistence from your parents for you to go to bed precisely at 10 PM. The fleeting jokes from Emily and Ethan kept bothering you – their laughter always hid something more. Especially Ethan, who seemed to always bring his friends just to tease you, yet somehow was always more cautious around your parents.
You quietly crept out of your room, carefully stepping over the old carpet that creaked beneath your feet. Heading to the living room to grab a glass of water, silhouettes suddenly appeared on the horizon of your vision. As you tiptoed closer, you peered into the half-light.
Your parents and siblings were there, but they weren't the people you knew. Huge figures with strong bodies covered in fur, their eyes gleamed with a harsh light, reflecting the moonlight. At first, it seemed like a hallucination. But when you felt your heart pounding in an anxious rhythm, you knew – this was reality.
At that moment, the world around you was filled with tension. Now you stood before a choice: either leave everything as it was, pretending nothing had happened, or accept the truth and discover who your newly adopted relatives truly were.