Author's Note: Final chapter! It took a long time. I think this is the longest it has ever taken me to finish a story. First I had writer's block, then I just didn't want to wrie and finally I didn't have time. It's morning here and I've had enough coffee to get me through this chapter.

It's probably going to be short because I don't have much left to say. No one is going to have a fight or anything like that. That's already been taken care of. Now it's really just telling what happened. I know that's the point of the story, but usually the female character has someone she has to persuade before being with the main male. This isn't the case this time.

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Six Months Later

Baye stared out the window of the fully renovated office and was amazed at everything she actually saw. After the night where her house had been burnt to a crisp, she had put almost all her savings into rebuilding it. It went up and out. There were finally enough rooms for just about everyone. That didn't mean some didn't opt to stay in their own rooms in the extra houses.

But it wasn't the rooms that mattered anymore. Since the night Kang Shi Yoon had died, everyone had spent a little extra time being together. They still fought like they had before the incident, but it was a much more comfortable experience.

The wolves had finally united as one. There weren't three separate entities. They were one pack. And all the Guardians had finally united. The ones who had been outcast were still known as Dark Guardians, but they were treated as equals now. They were finally starting to act like the children and weren't caring who was what.

Though the house was pretty much back to normal, one person had yet to return to himself. Leo had spent two weeks trying to wrap his head around the changes that were coming, but somewhere in the middle of it all he had fallen into silence. He didn't speak now and rarely showed emotion. Both had been normal before but not that he didn't speak at all said he was suffering from PTSD of some sort.

Dasha had left within those two weeks. She had taken a couple of days to deal with Shi Yoon's death before she had silently slipped out the door. She had left Benji, Creed and Jin behind and disappeared. While everyone else had been concerned, the three women had simply helped restore what had been destroyed. Once the house had been renovated, they had moved in and had helped train everyone.

No one had heard from Dasha in six months. She hadn't reached out to any of them, preferring to keep a distance from them it seemed. Too much had happened to her for her to return. But she should have been able to call to tell them why she wasn't coming back. Unfortunately she hadn't. Some of them had tried not to feel betrayed but others hadn't been so successful.

"Baye?" She turned at the sound of Donghyun's voice. He stood calmly in the doorway. "The representative from the Hunter's Council is here."

Baye nodded and pushed backwards. Donghyun stepped back so she could go past him. It wasn't too far to the formal living room where they received all of their formal guests, but she wondered who would be coming.

News had traveled that the Hunter's Council had been going through a major change. Rules had been overturned and new ones had been put in place. Even new Councilors had been appointed. Things had been so hectic that none of the other Councils had known what to say or do. They had all been told that when the time was right a representative would be sent to explain what was going on.

The face she encountered when she came into the living room was warm and inviting, so different from that of the first Councilor she had ever met with. This young man was vibrant and ready to start a new life. Baye suspected he was excited to be able to see changes in the way everyone interacted with each other.

He stood and bowed as soon as she stopped in front of him. Vibrant and respectful. She could get used to that. This kid was going to go far if he kept that attitude.

"Hello, I'm Seo Jin Hwan. I'm the newly appointed representative for the Guardians on the Hunter's Council," he introduced. He was very charismatic as he spoke, almost buzzing out of his seat.

She smiled. "I'm Baye Kwan. This is…" She raised an eyebrow as he waved her off.

"Please excuse my rudeness, but I'd like to try to match names to faces myself. The man to your right is Cha Donghyun, and the one on your left is your husband Kwan Jeongmin. The others are probably out doing something productive."

Donghyun laughed. "Close. They're grocery shopping, which is a warzone in and of itself."

Baye tugged on his sleeve to shut him up then looked back at the man. "What brings you here? Usually we just get a call telling us about the representative."

"As you have probably heard, things have changed drastically in the last six months. The Council has been turned on its head because of its stupidity in the last official account. It turns out the last Head Chancellor made an error in judgment and ordered the death of innocent people that resulted in his son's death. He has since been deposed and the rules have been changed. We are no longer allowed to sign a kill order without sufficient proof of guilt.

"With that being said, the laws have also been changed regarding all the different races. There will always be racists, but the Hunter's Council will protect all races equally. Any Hunter caught disobeying these rules will be discharged immediately," he explained.

Jeongmin snorted a bit. "Sounds like Dasha has been working hard."

"Not just Dasha. We all have. There were many of us who were unhappy with the way things were run. It wasn't always like that, but over the last forty years things had changed drastically. We had always wanted to go back to the way we once had been."

"Speaking of Dasha," Baye said, "what has she been up to lately?"

"Why don't you ask me yourself?"

They all turned at the same time. Dasha stood behind them, long wild curls falling over her shoulders. She was completely different. Her head was held higher than it had been and her shoulders were squared. She looked more at peace than she had when she had been here.

But it was the way she was dressed that spoke volumes. They had seen her in Hunter's gear last time: formfitting black clothes and boots to match. Her hair had been short and a pair of glasses had rested on her head. Now she was dressed in jeans and formfitting shirt that showed all her curves. Actually it was her muscles that were well defined and showed all sorts of scars that only a Hunter would accrue.

"Well, look what the cat dragged in," Jeongmin muttered. Baye pinched his wrist causing him to jump.

Dasha flicked her gaze at him as she strode across the room. "Did you tell them everything?"

Jin Hwan shook his head. "No, ma'am. I hadn't gotten that far."

Donghyun's smile was knowing as he crossed his arms. "Ma'am?"

The young man turned his attention back to the others. "Dasha has become the new Head Chancellor. She was behind all the radical changes to the Council. It was in Kang Shi Yoon's will that she take over his place in his untimely demise. He couldn't have picked a better person." He smiled up at her, adoration adorning his face.

Dasha popped him in the back of the head. "Stop, Jin Hwan." His smile widened as he rubbed the back of his head. "Where's Leo?"

"He's up in his room. He hasn't said much since you left," Donghyun supplied. "Why did you leave the way you did?"

"I couldn't take any of you with me. It wouldn't be fair so I left to do this work without anyone knowing."

"He may not want to talk to you," Baye said.

Dasha looked at her briefly. Something passed between the two women before Dasha walked out. She didn't even stop as she walked up to the second floor and tossed open the only closed door on the hallway.

Leo looked up when his door slammed open. He felt his mouth drop open as he saw who was standing in his door. N looked at him then quickly excused himself because this wasn't something he had to be a part of.

Dasha watched the man as he slowly stood and made his way over to her. His hands twitched at his sides but he didn't raise them like he wanted. He just stood still in front of her, head lowered because he didn't want to see her eyes.

It was at that moment that she felt like they were in a drama. She was the rich chaebol and he was the poor person who liked her. She had left to do something that would change their lives without telling him. He had every right to be upset with her, but he wasn't going to tell her.

Not that it mattered anyway. Dasha could read his mind if she wanted to. But she respected him enough not to do it. She could tell how he felt just by looking at him.

She took the three steps forward and took him by the collar. Grab would be a better term for it, but Leo's personality was volatile at best. If he thought she was going to hurt him, he would fight back.

She felt his breath rush out as she took his face in her hands. He stared at her with tortured eyes. She smiled at him as she tightened her fingers around his neck.

"Sorry it's taken me so long," she said.

Leo didn't have time to answer as she pulled him forward and kissed him. Shock lasted a brief second before he grabbed her belt loops and pulled her forward.

THE END