The room slowly thawed from the earlier tension, and I felt a sense of closure. Vivien, though shaken, was not entirely vanquished. This wasn’t about triumphing over her—it was about safeguarding the family I was building with Caleb, and sometimes, that meant confronting uncomfortable truths together.

As Dr. Evans excused himself, leaving us to process the revelations, I cradled Luna closer, feeling the warmth of her tiny presence seep into my soul. This was my family now. Imperfect, tangled in complications, but unyielding in love and resilience. And in that moment, I knew we would be okay.