I'm sorry!
For not telling you guys that I'm planning an end soon but trust me this is it. This was the story I had to tell

Thank you for not tracking me down & killing me!
Yippee I'm still alive

Happy Reading (for the last time)

Five years later ...

"Mommmie!!!" A girl of about 3 years of age runs towards her mom Sonakshi. "Its snowing!! Snow man uncle has again dropped his bag of snow over Shimla"

"Snow man uncle? Who has told you this?" Sonakshi asked amused

"Daddie has told me & my daddie never lies" The girl said firmly & ran out in search of her father.

The girl was Dev & Sonakshi's 3 year old daughter Sonal. They had decided to name their child after the person who had sacrificed her life for their love,Sonali.

Sonakshi looked out of her house's window & there was Dev talking to a young american woman.

"Kaun thi wo?" Sona asked Dev

"Kaun wo?" Dev asked in return

"Bano mat zyaada"

"Kiski baat kar rahi ho tum?"

"Wahi firangan ki"

"Oh... You mean Angelina"

"Bada khush hoke naam lia jaa raha ... Aisa hai na Dev if you even try to look at her again I swear I won't spare you after all I'm a black belt"

Dev laughed at Sona's cute antics. His wife gets jealous so easily & he adored her for her every habit.

Dev & Sonakshi had got married an year after Dev had proposed Sonakshi. They moved out of Jatin's house & shifted in another home nearby to Jatin's. All of them still help in secretly supplying educational facilities to Naxalism affected areas & the effects have started showing. The educated generation has began questioning their naxal leaders. Some have moved out of the villages to live their life in peace. No one had come to know about Sona's existence as Shambhavi in Shimla & hence preventing any attack on them. Still all our agents are prepared to combat any other spy like Brinda.

"Mommie" Sonal came rushing towards Sonakshi. "Daddiiee is telling me that on the first day of snowfall in hills a yeti comes to visit every sweet girl & grants her a wish! What do you want?"

"A pack of pencils maybe" Sona said

It was junior Sona's (Sonal's) habit to bring such gifts for her parents which she could take from them & use herself.

Sonakshi went upstairs to her bedroom where Dev was busy with some work in his laptop. They had taken Nikki in confidence & told her everything about Sona's hidden identity & the fact that he was alive. Nikki manages Dixit empire's business under the secret supervision of Dev. Dev was verifying an email sent by her about a new consignment.

"Why do you keep telling Sonal stupid stories?" Sonakshi asked him

"Why?You don't want to meet a yeti?" Dev asked

"It's not a joke ... Don't give her hopes of a life that is a bed of roses" Sonakshi said

"I am making her fearless ... She will not be afraid of a yeti (him-manav)
& will face her real life monsters with ease" Dev said "I want her to be a reflection of Sonali ... Courageous,optimistic & full of life"

Sonakshi smiled sadly at him. No one could fill the void that Sonali's departure had made in her life. Dev sensed her changing mood. So, he got up and encircled his arms around her waist. Sonakshi melted under his touch.

"Mommie - Daddie" Sonal came looking for them

Dev left Sona abruptly & she broke into peals of laughter

"Let's see the snow fall!" Sonal said

The trio looked out of the bedroom's window as the snow fell from the sky drawing a curtain on this part of their story.

Their story will not end it will keep on going forever but we'll have to leave them for now! Maybe with a hope to see them again soon ... In another chapter of their life

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BEYOND THE EPILOGUE -

•TESTING TIMES•

Days and weeks passed, they translated into months and then into years. Mr and Mrs. Dixit started a new life with a new identity in Shimla. Sonakshi continued Sonali's incomplete task. She filled in for the post of her sister after intensive training sessions. Dev had waited for a few days after his proposal and then the couple had communicated with Nikki and Ishwari, back in Goa. Dev had tried to explain his decision to stay with Sonakshi in hiding, forever but Ishwari became hysterical. After a lot of time and pleadings she caved.

Life was never easy for Sonakshi but Sonali was always her shield. She had never let Sonakshi actually face the world she had been dealing with but after Sonali's death, Sonakshi realised how difficult life would have been for Sonali. She valued her sister more.

With a family of their own and an undercover mission at hand, life was bound to turn topsy-turvy for DevAkshi. From passionate lovers they were now parents of a beautiful daughter. Their married life was always shadowed by Sonakshi's work nature. When Love was round the corner everything was a fantasy and being reckless and spontaneous wasn't harmful but with the responsibilty of a child, they had to think and plan their actions well. They had to consider the long term effects of their actions.

Sonal was home schooled by tutors appointed by Jatin. Calling an outsider to teach their daughter or letting her study in a school could have risked their exposure. Sonal always felt the lack of friends. Jatin, Juhi and others used to play with her but she missed the company of people of her own age. Kryan's son Golu was the only kid she knew but he lived far away in Goa.

One day, she walked out of the house to kill time while both her parents were busy in a meeting with Bijoy. She roamed around for a while and reached an isolated garden. She was playing by herself when a woman of almost her mother's age stopped near her, wearing a black suit. Sonal got attracted to the stranger and they became friends.

DevAkshi had their own struggles - as parents, as partners. They were trying hard to give Sonal a regular childhood even in their restricted conditions. Sonakshi feared that one day, Dev might understand that Sonakshi's world had nothing but thorns now and he might not want to walk with her on this road anymore. Dev, on the other hand, had started understanding the gravity of his decision to stay with Sona. It was way more tough than what he had imagined. The rush of love and the desire to be with his beloved had made him shift to Shimla but now that the 'honeymoon period' of their romance was over, he understood that he had kept his foot in quick stand and he was sinking deeper and deeper each day. To top it, he couldn't talk to his mother and sister whenever he wanted. He used to guide Nikki on how to manage the business on highly guarded communication devices. She didn't need his advice frequently when she had got the hang of her work. Dev got disconnected with his work, his family and his town.

Meanwhile, Sonal started spending more and more time, out in the garden with the stranger in black. The tenderness on her face attracted the kid.

A day before DevAkshi's anniversary, the cops and naxals had a fight. To defend the police force, the agents in densely populated naxal regions had to blow up their covers. The police and agents were driven away. The villagers who were aiding the agents were rounded up by the others and were burnt in public. The education and integration programme running in the area came to a halt.

Bijoy told Sonakshi about it. She immediately had to leave and had to join her forces to rescue other agents at the verge of exposure. Dev argued with her to not leave on their anniversary, there were other agents in Bijoy's team too but Sonakshi didn't pay any heed to him and left for her work.

Dev got angry & left home for a walk, leaving Sonal at Jatin's mom's place. When an angry Dev returned, questioning his marriage, he found an unconscious and severely injured Mrs. Roy lying in her house. Sonal was missing. He took her to the hospital. When she regained her strength, she told him that Sonal had invited a friend to her house. She was a lady wearing a black suit with a turban and duppata covering her face. She was the one who had attacked Mrs. Roy and had kidnapped Sonal. She had left behind a note that read:

Taking your daughter away. I came here to decode all your mysteries but I got a jackpot in hand. Sonali's sister Sonakshi is alive and had been hiding all these years! I am taking away your daughter to avenge Brinda's death. Don't come looking for her. I'll have my revenge in peace.

- 571

Dev was shook reading the note. His daughter had been snatched away and he blamed Sonakshi for it. He blamed Sonakshi's work nature for it. He cursed the moment he had decided to stay with Sonakshi.

On the other hand, Sonakshi returned home after finishing her task.
Jatin had been informed about the incidents that happened behind his back. He rushed to tell Sonakshi about it and the two of them, along with Juhi went to the hospital. Dev showed Sonakshi the note and she lost sense of her surroundings.

Dev blamed Sonakshi for everything. They had no clue where to look for 571. Dev ended their marriage then and there and left for Goa, leaving a shattered Sonakshi behind.

After, Dev's departure she tried to take Bijoy's help but he refused to give any aid to her saying that it may expose more of their agents and they could not take any more risks.

Few days later, another disastrous news reached Sonakshi's ears. Dev and his family had been kidnapped by 571. She had to turn herself in, if she wanted to see them safe.

A meeting was called at Kryan's house in Goa. Just like the one in which Sonali was ready to sacrifice herself for her sister's love story. Sonakshi was ready to sacrifice herself to keep Dev safe but Bijoy was against it. He said he will not make the same mistake he did with Sonali by creating a suicidal plan but the rest of the squad - KryAn, Jatin, Elena, Sourabh and Juhi were ready to back Sonakshi up. During Sonali's time, their plan had not worked because they were not in it together. All the agents swore to not repeat their mistakes again. They were ready to back Sonakshi up in this potentially suicidal mission. They were ready to bring the Dixits back.

Sonakshi arrived at the decided place. She was standing on a beach in Goa. Her story was going to end just the way it started. 571 brought the Dixits to the beach. Standing on a beach together in Goa reminded DevAkshi of the foundation of their relationship - their friendship and they could see that they had failed together in their marriage and were ready to save it together.

571 revealed her face. She was Brinda's sister - Eisha. Sonakshi was standing before Eisha unarmed but she refused to let the Dixits leave safely. She called her team and they were ready to shoot Sonakshi when Sona's back up arrived. A fierce shoot out followed on the beach. Bijoy turned up with more cops and the naxals were out numbered.

Sonakshi was able to save her family.

571 was alive. She was cornered and given to higher authorities for questioning about naxal camps and their future plans.

DevAkshi conquered their testing times. They were re located to Kerala now but this time they knew what was lacking in their marriage. They were ready to be better partners and parents. They were ready to build their fairy tale - full of adventures.

THE END.