Prince's Gamble | HAOBIN

30. EPILOGUE

— 5 years later —

As Hanbin knelt down on one knee, Jiwoong stepped forward, placing the heavy crown on his head. Once secured, Hanbin moved to stand back up, gazing out at the many people before him. Hanbin was dressed in a royal attire of dark blue while his shoulders held a large red cape lined with fur. Looking around the room, Hanbin's eyes landed on Zhanghao, who smiled at him before giving him a small thumbs up. 

"Your King!" Jiwoong said, and a round of applause began to fill the room. 

Turning, Hanbin sat on the throne behind him as Jiwoong handed him a long gold staff. Clapping continued as he sat down and Hanbin merely smiled bluntly as people took photos for the history books. 

It had taken five more long years before Hanbin's father had unfortunately passed away due to old age and sickness. Five years but now Hanbin was ready—ready to abolish his father's cruel rulings and create his own. 

Once the crowning ceremony had finished, people left the room, leaving Zhanghao as the only one still standing before the throne as he stared to Hanbin. He was dressed in his own royal red outfit, his hair styled back for the special occasion. As he approached the throne, Hanbin got up, grinning at him. 

"So I'm dating the King of the Kingdom now, am I?" Zhanghao said, smiling. 

Hanbin laughed, "Sure are."  

"Wow, I must be some lucky guy." Zhanghao said, laughing back. 

"No, I'm the lucky one." Hanbin replied. "C'mon, we'd better go or we'll be late." He then said before untying the cape, taking off the crown and leaving it all on the throne. 

"You can just leave it there like that?" Zhanghao asked, pointing to the stuff.

 "Of course. I have the best royal guarding official the world has ever seen." Hanbin said, nudging Zhanghao in the shoulder. 

Zhanghao smiled, "Hm. I guess you do." 

Taking Zhanghao's hand, Hanbin led him out of the throne room and into the gardens where a large event seemed to be setting up. Many rows of white chairs had been laid out with a gap in the middle where a white carpet had been put, leading up to an alter which stood in front of a small wooden pavilion. The pavilion was lined with pink and white roses which draped beautifully. 

Zhanghao and Hanbin waited for other guests to take their seats before they joined them, sitting somewhat near the front. A little while later, Gyuvin, Ricky and Gunwook arrived, all dressed in formal dress coats. 

"Is it alright if I sit here?" A voice appeared next to Zhanghao. 

Zhanghao looked up to see Yujin, politely standing as he waited for Zhanghao's response. His jail sentence had finished, and now that Hanbin was officially King there was nothing Yujin could do anymore. Or at least those years in the dungeons had made him change his mind. 

As Yujin sat down, music began to play and Matthew and Jiwoong came out, both in dashing wedding clothes. Their smiles bright as they began to say their vows, Zhanghao turned to Hanbin. 

"Look at those two. Out of nowhere I swear." Zhanghao whispered. 

Apparently, they had met just before the competition had started, leading Jiwoong to asking Matthew to the ball and it hadn't taken much more for Matthew to fall head over heels for Jiwoong. He had told Hanbin that during the remainder of the competition time, they had gotten to know each other before only making it official by the end of the competition. 

Although, they had seemed slightly suspicious, Hanbin and Zhanghao had been taken aback at the news of Matthew and Jiwoong's relationship, and now—they were getting married. 

"Us one day?" Hanbin looked to Zhanghao, smiling. 

Zhanghao hit him as he grinned back, "You'd hope so? I mean—I guess?"

Hanbin laughed softly, trying not to disrupt the wedding. As Zhanghao gazed at Matthew and Jiwoong, their faces full of joy, he wondered to himself. 

"Hanbin," He said, "Was it ever hard? There were so many times where I could've died all those years ago and yet you still waited for me." Zhanghao glanced to Hanbin. 

"Well," Hanbin started, "It certainly was a bit of a gamble." He smiled, "But you're my favourite gamble, Zhanghao. I was ready to wait for all eternity if I needed to." 

Zhanghao just stared. 

"And you've won this gamble a million times over. Any and every time—I would've come back. For you." 

As Hanbin gazed at Zhanghao his eyes sparkled with tears as he continued to smile. 

"I love you, Zhanghao."

"I love you too, Hanbin."