The call came in the next morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thane had just<\/em> settled into his seat on the bus, fresh cup of gourmet coffee in hand, when Emily peeked her head out of the front cabin, phone in hand, eyes wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUh\u2026 the Sooner Hills Mall marketing director wants to talk to someone. Like, officially.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane raised a brow. \u201cTell me they\u2019re not suing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emily laughed nervously. \u201cNo. They want to throw us a party<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n An hour later, the band was on a video call with a woman named Marcy<\/em>, who had enough energy to power the entire lighting rig by sheer force of will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her voice crackled over the laptop speaker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen a 380%<\/em> increase in traffic since your little visit, and corporate loves<\/em> it. So, we\u2019d like to invite Feral Eclipse back for an official Werewolf Day at the Plaza!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The silence was deafening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark\u2019s eye twitched. \u201cPlease tell me that\u2019s not the real title.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt absolutely is!\u201d Marcy beamed. \u201cThere\u2019ll be themed treats, limited edition merch, a mobile stage in the food court\u2014and a \u2018Find the Wolf\u2019 scavenger hunt where fans get to win signed gear!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jonah leaned in. \u201cDo we get costumes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO,\u201d said Thane, Mark, Maya, Cassie, and Rico in unison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel grinned. \u201cI wanna be the prize at the end of the scavenger hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou already are,\u201d Thane mumbled under his breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marcy continued, undeterred. \u201cWe\u2019ll even re-enact the mall incident with full actors and a narrated walkthrough experience! Mallgate: The Interactive Exhibit!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cassie facepalmed so hard her rings clacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emily, who had been silently taking notes, blinked. \u201cThis is\u2026 kind of brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane groaned. \u201cThis is how it starts. Next thing you know we\u2019ve got a branded candle line and a signature scent called \u2018Stage Sweat and Churros.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d wear it,\u201d Gabriel whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite their very understandable hesitations, the team agreed to the madness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A week later, Feral Eclipse returned to Sooner Hills Mall\u2014this time as official guests, not chaotic fugitives. The plaza was decked out in black-and-blue banners with paw prints and fake claw marks. There were Thane plushies<\/em> in the toy store, churro carts renamed \u201cWolf Whiskers,\u201d<\/em> and Gabriel\u2019s face was on a balloon animal station sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fans swarmed in cosplay: wolf ears, fake fangs, one kid even wore a full Jonah costume complete with pretzel holster and glitter eyebrows. Another brought a LEGO replica of the mall scene, complete with a falling display cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The band didn\u2019t even try to pretend they weren\u2019t enjoying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At one point, a fan asked Thane if he could \u201csign their emotional support backpack,\u201d and he glanced toward Gabriel with a smirk before crouching down and scrawling his name across the front pocket with a silver Sharpie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou really okay with all this?\u201d Gabriel murmured beside him, watching the crowd swell with joy and laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thane let out a breath and nodded, eyes scanning the fans, the stage, the chaos, the delight. \u201cYeah. I mean, it\u2019s a circus. But it\u2019s our<\/em> circus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gabriel leaned against him, giving a gentle bump of his shoulder. \u201cThat\u2019s my wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then, right in the middle of it all\u2014between a churro cart giveaway and Jonah trying to sign someone’s face\u2014a little girl tugged on Maya\u2019s sleeve and held up a handmade drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It showed all of them standing together onstage, smiling, beneath a banner that read: “My Heroes.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything froze for a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maya knelt and hugged her tight. \u201cYou just made this worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even Thane went quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So yeah\u2026 Werewolf Day at the Plaza<\/em>? The call came in the next morning. Thane had just settled into his seat on the bus, fresh cup of gourmet coffee in hand, when Emily peeked her head out of the front cabin, phone in hand, eyes wide. \u201cUh\u2026 the Sooner Hills Mall marketing director wants to talk to someone. 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