𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓜𝓻𝓼. 𝓘𝓷𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓜𝓮𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽...

Chapter 120 (Epilogue)

Some years later...

These past few years of our lives had gotten us through so many life-changing events. After I reunited with Remington, he and his brothers finally called Sumerian Records and they got a deal with them. They are now their top act of the label and have three records out. Delilah announced to me when we were younger that she and Scott were expecting their first baby, and now she's a beautiful little girl. They named her Rosabella, and she's just as passionate about music and performing as her mother, who is now a singing sensation with her backup girls and are incredibly famous and loved. Sebastian married Allegra and they're expecting their first baby to come in a couple more months. Emerson and Nina moved in together after they both transferred to a prestigious music school in Europe. She's now the most talented piano player and songwriter at her young age.  Even though it took me what felt like forever, I managed to complete school in order to find my own path in life. I was able to get through many unexpected challenges and obstacles with the help of my friends and loved ones as well as me being there for every great moment of their lives as long as we've known each other.

And Remington? Well, I'm watching him from the side perform onstage with his brothers, Zion and Andrew in front of the biggest crowd ever during a nationwide music festival. They finally achieved their dreams of becoming legendary rock stars and they received so much love back when their fans who call themselves "Soldiers of the Royal Council", fell in love with their music, their style, and their art. I don't remember feeling this proud of these boys since they came into my life and I couldn't be happier for them. I watched as Remington jumped up and down as he sang his heart out to the crowd who reached out to him and they screamed like animals when he stripped his shirt off and I slightly blushed as I admired his beauty. The boy them started climbing up the stage like he does everytime he performs, and make the audience happy by giving them a show. When the song ended, they waited on Emerson's finish on the drums to end.

The people in the crowd had huge smiles on their faces, and I saw Luis in the front shooting pictures at the band. Then Rem took the microphone again and spoke again, "How are you all doing tonight?", and they all screamed like crazy, making me smile at their genuine love. "We fucking love you guys! You know, we been doing this for almost three years now and having you support us means more than you can ever believe." They cheered again showing how proud they were of the band they loved. "But it wasn't always easy, it took real and selfless people to come into our lives and remind us that what we're doing now is definitely worth the risk and sacrifices we've made to get here. Friends, family, and especially", he turned and looked at me before finishing, "Special people who saw us past the exterior and love us inside and out." The crowd went "AWW!!!" when he said that, and even though we were together this long, his romantic gestures still manages to fluster me and make me blush.

"If it's okay with you guys", he spoke to the audience, "I'd like to bring out my girlfriend for three years now, my beautiful and lovely angel, Carina Wisteria!" The crowd roasted so loud when he said that and he reached his arm out to me to join him onstage. I was a bit nervous since I still had stage-fright, but I took a deep breath and slowly walked towards him. The people in the front were showing me signs of love and acceptance, and I had to be careful not to cry at how much I loved them back just for being with Palaye Royale. When I got close enough to Remington, I placed my hand in his hand and then he pulled me close to him with his arm around my waist. The crowd screamed so loud that the heavens could hear them, and Rem smirked as I was inches away from his face, my blush deepening even more. "Hi, pretty lady", he said to me, making me smile undeniably. "Would you like to sing with me?", I raised my brows in shock at his proposal as I heard the audience chant, "SING! SING! SING!", and I had no choice but to nod.

He ended up singing his song for me, "Mrs. Infamous", and as shy as I was, I still sang along as well with the audience. He danced around with me and spun me and picked me up a few times. When the song was over, he looked at me intently, but this time, it terrified me. "Carina", he said after not speaking for a while, I answered, "Yes, Remington?" "I need my promise ring back." Wait, what? The ring he gave me so many years ago, he wants it back. I put on a pouty face and after handing to him ask him, "Why, after all these years, do you suddenly want it back?" Then he reached for something in the back pocket of his pants and said, "So I can give you a better one." I was confused until he got down on one knee and made my fucking heart stop as he took his hand out of his back pocket to reveal a small, red box and open it to present to me a beautiful diamond ring. The happy screams of the crowd matched what I was feeling inside as I covered my face in shock and felt tears rise out of me and his eyes were full of hope and so much love for me.

"When I met you so many years ago in my hometown, I never expected you to look past the monster I thought I was and make me feel like a million bucks. Time to time again, I keep thinking about how I want to protect you from all harm and take care of you until I'm old and make you feel like the most perfect angel to walk this Earth who saved me from losing myself. I can't imagine my life without you and I want to prove it to you by asking you, my love, my angel, ma chérie...

"Will you marry me?"

I couldn't stop the tears flowing from my eyes as he looked at me with such hope and desperation, and no matter what others may say about how he proposed to me, I couldn't have imagined it any better or more perfect. I wanted to remember this one special moment and take it like a picture in my brain so we'd bother remember it as I answered his question that's been THE answer ever since I first kissed him...

"Yes."

All the screaming from the audience was drowned out as he smiled like the happiest boy in the world and then he took the ring out of the box and slid it onto my wedding finger. His brothers and band mates applauded as he stood back up and then dipped me low before leaning down to kiss me passionately and so romantically. This felt like a fairytale where I was the shy, red-haired princess and my prince charming was a vampire rock singer whose body was covered in tattoos, and he belonged to me only. As well as I belonged to him.

THE END