My Vindicators

Epilogue

Six Months Later

I am standing here, looking at myself in the mirror. The deep burgundy dress hugs my curves all the way down to the floor. Tonight is the night we present the newly combined Bangtan and ATEEZ clans, as well as my debut. To say I am nervous is an understatement.

After that day in the shower, we all had a long talk. It took me another few weeks to allow them back into my life fully. The ATEEZ house is twice the size of the Bangtan house, so we eventually moved to it and sold the Bangtan house. And since the Bangtan clan was older, ATEEZ was absorbed into it, which meant that Joon had to give them all the clan bite. That was...interesting, to say the least.

"You look absolutely beautiful."

Turning, I see Tae leaning against the doorframe. He stands straight and walks toward me, pulling me into his arms.

"Not so bad yourself," I tell him.

Joon appears in the doorway.

"It's time." He says, holding his hand out to me.

Since they are the kings, they all have small crowns, each one customed to fit their personalities. I am their queen, and I have been told they had a crown custom-made for me, but I haven't seen it yet. It will be presented to me during the party. Joon pulls behind him toward the stares with Tae trailing us. We step to the top of the stairs and the rest of my mates are waiting at the bottom. They are all in suits in different styles but are all in black and deep burgundy to match me. They all smile up at me as we descend.

As we walk down the hall toward the ballroom, I can hear the music floating towards us. When we get to the ballroom, we pause as Joon lets them know we are ready. I am standing between Joon and Joong, with the rest of the guys filed behind us. The music stops, and the doors are opened. The room is filled to the brim with people. My arms are hooked into their arms, and we walk straight to the front of the room. People whisper and murmure until we get to the front, and we are all standing side-by-side in a line. Joon steps forward.

"Thank you for coming to our celebration. We actually have two things to celebrate. First, the Bangtan clan would like to introduce you to our fated mate, Amy. As such, she will be your queen from this day forward."

A man walks down the aisle with the most beautiful crown I have ever seen. It is black metal with black and burgundy jewels, and knowing them, they are colored diamonds. Joon takes it and places it on my head gently before all of my mates bow to me, which has a ripple effect, and all of the people in attendance are bowing to me as well. Once they all stand back up, he takes my hand, and so does Joong.

"That brings me to my next announcement. She is also the fated mate to the ATEEZ clan."

There are gasps and loud whispers around the room.

"No one has ever heard of so many fated mates." Someone whispers near us.

"Therefore," Joon continues. "We have combined the two under the name of Bangtan. The eight of ATEEZ now hold the same power as the seven of us." He stops and looks at me. "Well, eight. So we are now sixteen strong. Every person standing in front of you will garner the same respect as would given to me. Those who are disrespectful or attempt to harm any of us will be punished accordingly, as others have already found out. "

My mind strays to Vikki, and my eyes find Eric in the crowd. He smiles at me and nods his head. Vikki had showed up right as expected the week after I woke up. She waltzed straight into the house like she owned the place. We were all sitting in the living room watching a movie.

Six Months Ago

"This is cozy." Vikki's eyes fall on me. "Oh, is she joining us this time? Finally realized that she couldn't keep you all satisfied and she would have to share, did she?"