Here you go! An epilogue as promised. I had a really wonderful time writing this story! And I love all my readers and my reviewers! It's amazing to see all these people liking my story. I never imagined this story to be my most read one! It's all thanks to you guys! So please review! 3

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Epilogue

A crash! I looked over my shoulder and heaved a hearty laugh. Dimitri stood there, unbalanced with boxes teetering on both his big hands. All around him, books, statues, and jewelry laid on the ground. I strutted over to Dimitri and picked up the overspilled books and knick-knacks. "You can stake Strigois like a damn machine but unable to carry two boxes?" I laughed, placing the items back in the boxes. "Go figure."

He scowled playfully. "Hey. These feel like bricks."

I rolled my eyes and unload one box from him. I easily carried it to the trunk of the van. Turning to him, I raised my brows. "That was easy."

Now it was his turn to roll his eyes and he place his box neatly next to mine. "Are they ready?"

I shrugged.

Lissa?

Oof. Yeah? Came her reply.

We're ready.

Us too. Be out in a second.

"They're ready." I climbed into the passenger side of the van and looked out the window. Lissa emerged with a carry-on bag and Christian shuffling out next to her, both wearing dark-tinted sunglasses.

They climb in the back seat, slamming the door shut. "I seriously can't believe you used your inheritance money to buy the house!" I laughed.

"It's the least I can do." She hugged me.

Dimitri reverse out the Court's parking lot and zoom on the highway. I leaned back and let my thoughts wander restlessly. After I visited Adrian, I went back to Lissa's dorm. I found her scrolling through available houses somewhere in Georgia on the Internet.

...

"Lissa? What are you doing?" I asked, coming in the room tentatively. I sat on the swivel chair and roll over Lissa. I looked over to her shoulder and frowned. "Why are you looking at houses in Georgia?"

She glance at me. "Rose, what if I told you I don't want to stay at Court?"

I blinked. "What? What makes you want that?"

"It's too boring! Rose, I've been under surveillance ever since my parents died! I don't want to be under a microscope all my life!"

I guess I could see where she's coming from. "But they'll never let you."

"Actually, Queen Tatiana will be ecstatic that I'm gone." She rolled her eyes. "She thinks if I leave, you will too. Less talk about you and Adrian for her."

I shrugged. Leaving Court sounds like a hella good idea. I've been stuck here for less than a year and I want to leave and never come back. If I was in Lissa's place, I don't never, ever want to come back. "What have you been looking at?"

"Well. My parents left me a lot of inheritance so I'm thinking of buying a house in Georgia and going to college there." She suggested.

I frowned. "What about Lehigh? Tatiana went through a lot of trouble to get you into that school."

She released a laugh. "When do you care what Tatiana did?"

I giggled. "You're right. I don't. But Lehigh's a good school!"

"Rose, there's too much history. Too much pain there." She blinked against her tears.

I envelop her in a hug. "When do we leave?"

She looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes. "You really want to?"

I nodded. "Yes."

...

"You're gonna love the house!" Lissa exclaimed. "It's beautiful!"

I smiled. I knew it would be. Lissa and I drove up to Georgia to look at the house. It's big. Four bedrooms. Two guestrooms. Two dining rooms. Five bathrooms. A gigantic backyard with circular pool. Ever since I saw the house, I fell in love with it.

Since Lissa is still technically a minor, the house in under Dimitri's name. He's in charge of all the bills. Paying straight out of Lissa's bank account which can provide us with food, clothing for life. One look at the amount will give you a heart attack. Trust me, I've experienced that firsthand.

Lissa leaned forward and whispered in my ears. "Think about it. A new start. Cleared of all our sins."

I smiled in content.

We passed the Now leaving Pennsylvania! Come back soon! (A/N: I really don't know where the Royal Court is. So I just decide it was in Pennsylvania.) I snorted. I really don't think we'll be back any time soon.

Lissa was right, I realized as we drove on. It's a new start. A new beginning.

I looked at Dimitri. He caught my eyes and grasped my hand tightly. I grinned and mouthed, I love you.

A smile lighted his face and he mouthed back, I love you too.

The End