. "One split second. One life-altering decision." ​Aera : "Run, Mina! Get out of the way!" Mina : "Aera! No-!" *Taehyung is standing against the wall, his face a mask of cold fury. Jungkook is on his knees, staring at his blood-stained hands. ​Taehyung: "She was your best friend, Mina. And you pushed her. You wanted her out of the way so you could take her place." Mina (Sobbing): "I didn't... Taehyung, I swear, I was trying to save her!" . ​Taehyung: "Don't mistake this ring for a promise. It's a prison." Mina: "Then why keep me? Why fixate on someone you hate?" Taehyung: "Because watching you break is the only thing that makes me feel alive." *Aera's eyes open in a dim room. ​Jungkook: "Aera... baby, you're back. It's me. It's Jungkook." * Aera and Mina raising a baby together in secret. Aera kisses the baby's forehead; Mina holds him close while crying. A boy born in silence. Raised by love. A sudden explosion of glass. Aera lunges to cover a boy with her body. "They would die to save each other." flashes of a sniper's laser, a gun pointed at someone, "Sacrifice has a price, and we are all paying it." ​Jungkook: "Stop! Aera, put the gun down!" Aera: "If I stay alive, the shadows will never leave this family. This is how I end it!" ​ Taehyung looks at a DNA test result. His hands are shaking as he realizes the truth. *******************