Dark Ice Princess

Epilogue

Epilogue, the revised version.

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3rd person

Tinignan ni Winter ang kanyang sarili sa harap ng salamin. Napa-singhap siya sa nakita niya. 

I'm getting fcking married. She thought. 

Worry and fifty other thoughts flooded her mind. She's internally conflicted about this. Her trembling legs and hands that fisted her dress proved of this. 

Autumn automatically sensed her friend's emotions. She looked at Summer and Spring, who are wearing their matching bride's maids dress. 

"Winter's under distress," sabi ni Autumn and walked towards the stressed Winter. 

Pumasok sila sa kwarto ni Winter at nakitang naka-luhod na siya sa sahig, and staring at the mirror in front of her. 

"Are you going to cry?" Tanong ni Summer, and Winter shook her head. 

"Do you want to get out of here?" Tanong ni Autumn. Shocking all of them in the room. 

Spring ang Summer considered kung bakit sinabi ni Autumn 'yun, and it makes sense. Gusto lang nilang makakuha ng fresh air si Winter, and maybe let her think about going through with the wedding. 

"But remember that you made the decision to marry him." Paalala ni Spring kay Winter. 

Winter sighed, thinking na tama si Spring. Hinigpitan niya ang hawak niya sa dress niya and let her anxiety go away. 

I wanted this because I wanted him right? Isip ni Winter. But, I don't think fresh air is going to hurt. 

"Let's go outside." 

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Once naka-labas na sila Winter sa garden. Winter heaved out a sigh. 

"Upo tayo 'dun." Turo ni Summer sa picnic bench na-nakaharap sa lake that shows the church she's going to get married in. 

Tahimik lang silang apat, trying to enjoy the peace surrounding them. 

"This is the most peaceful feeling I've ever had," comment ni Winter. The others couldn't help but agree. 

The last months after the whole confrontation was the most chaotic part of their lives. 

After Winter was shot after catching a bullet for his step-brother, Zero, she was hospitalized for a long time. She was placed in a chemical induced coma to let her body heal. 

While Winter was out, the world around her was changing radically, and rapidly. 

The Azuma Organization led the whole nation with illegal activities and only strengthened their hold on connections. That eventually led them to be one of the largest mafia organizations in the world. 

Not that they weren't proud of this. 

The Azuma family was strong and looked impregnable. Especially after they worked out their differences. Keyana got over the fact that her husband had relations with another woman before her. Tinanggap niya si Zero as her son and accepted that the real Cohen III died.