Epilogue

She felt his strong movements underneath her. His muscles worked steadily and Caroline enjoyed the ride.

She smiled pleased.

She was sweating but she didn't mind. If anything it made her feel more alive.

He grunted underneath her and Caroline leaned forward shifting her weight.

He quickened his pace and his movements became stronger.

For the briefest second Caroline closed her eyes and revelled in the rush that travelled through her veins.

He grunted again in pleasure and Caroline's smile grew wider.

She loved the feeling of freedom and wildness that enveloped her.

Twelve years ago she would have never believed that she could feel anything like this, but Klaus had shown her everything. He had pushed her to the top and he was right there with her.

"Come on, love, more!"

Caroline turned her head and moved her leg brushing his sides.

"You are getting better at this."

She grinned again changing directions.

Klaus had been with her through it all and he had never let her down even when she had doubted him from time to time.

"Okay, now slow down."

She shifted her weighed again and leaned back.

The movement beneath her slowed down and her whole body shook when the horse fell back into a slow trot.

She pulled lightly at the reins and pushed her leg into the side of the horse steering it to where Klaus was standing.

He had crossed his arms over his chest and smirked at her.

Caroline sat deeper into the saddle and came to a halt right next to Klaus.

He patted the horse's neck still smiling.

"Well done. I think I won."

Caroline blew a strand of hair out of her face and rolled her eyes amused. She gracefully swung her right leg over the horse's back and landed on her two feet next to the hybrid.

"Okay, yes you were right. I do love it!" She admitted only the tiniest bit reluctantly though.

Klaus put his arms around her stomach and licked his lips.

"What else do you love?" He whispered hoarsely and there was this sparkle in his eyes that she had only discovered a few years ago but from then on he had shown her more and more of his humanity.

Caroline smiled wrapping her arms around his neck. "You."

She said and pressed her soft lips against his. He opened his lips to her and their tongues met in a sensual dance. She moaned against his lips and pressed herself flat against his body.

Klaus smiled into the kiss and caressed her sides slowly.

"I think I am ready to collect my reward." He whispered against her lips between a few kisses.

"What about the horse?"

In next to no time at all Klaus had rid the horse of the saddle and the bridle, hung it over the fence before he pulled Caroline into his arms and carried her in vampire speed into the barn next to the paddock where Caroline had made him recover his long forgotten love to horses and in return he had managed to infect Caroline. She had once been afraid of horses and now she was as steady in the saddle as Klaus was himself.

She kissed him fiercely over and over again.

His breathing sped up and he let both of them fall backwards into a huge haystack.

"Mh, hot hybrid sex in the hay." Caroline muttered and attended to Klaus' neck.

"That was the deal my love." His hands slipped under her shirt pulling it up on the way to her breasts.

Caroline shuddered and moaned.

A decade with Klaus already and she knew that she would never tire of him.

Sometimes it scared her how much she had grown to love this damaged dark man and sometimes she could just let go and let him worship her with everything that he had.

The hay pricked her skin but Klaus' mouth distracted her from everything else.

His tongue circled her nipple and a whimper escaped her puckering lips.

She closed her eyes and felt the wetness pool between her legs. She enclosed his hips between them and arched her back.

Klaus smiled against her aroused flesh and moved excruciatingly slowly on to the other breast.

Caroline ran her fingers through his blond hair and over his scalp.

His arousal settled down between his legs and he bit carefully don with his blunt teeth.

Caroline gasped while she felt her expectations building slowly up inside of her.

Klaus kissed her swollen lips and their breaths mingled.

Caroline needed to feel his naked skin in hers and she quickly tried to rid him of his clothes. Klaus smiled at her eagerness and helped her swiftly.

Clothes flew through the air and were scattered between the hay and in the middle of it lay two naked lovers worshipping each other.

Skin on skin sparked electricity and triggered shivers that ran down their spines.

Caroline whimpered and she felt that she needed him soon.

She pressed her heels into his lower back bringing him closer.

Klaus groaned into her mouth and travelled towards her neck.

"Klaus." Caroline breathed.

He pushed one finger between her folds and rubbed it against her arousal.

Caroline moaned and started to move against his hand.

"Say it again." He whispered nipping at the soft spot on her neck.

"Niklaus." She gasped and felt the explosion coming closer and closer, but before she tumbled over the edge Klaus withdrew his hand.

He smirked licking his lips hungrily.

He intertwined their fingers together, raised her hands next to her head and looked into her eyes before he entered her slowly.

Caroline cried out and small veins started to pulse under her eyes while Klaus started to withdraw only to push right back into her again.

Her breathing hitched and she bucked her hips meeting his.

Her face was so beautiful and wild.

Her fangs dropped and her movements picked up along with his pumps.

They felt the edge coming closer and closer.

"Caroline." Klaus breathed her name heavily. "I love you."
He whispered and changed the angle the tiniest bit to be able to push deeper into her.

She cried out again and there was no going back.

It blew up like a balloon inside of her stomach before it exploded.

Caroline tumbled over the edge and Klaus followed her suit.

Her muscles contracted around him and he could not hold back any longer.

He rolled his hips slowly for another few times and Caroline kissed his neck before she bit down on it.

He breathed deeply in and out and felt like he was high when Caroline sucked his delicious blood out of his system.

Goosebumps ran over his body and he revelled in the feeling before his need for her blood became too overwhelming. He licked the spot before he bit into her gently.

Her blood was the sweetest thing that he had ever tasted and he was simply addicted to it.

No one else should ever feel privileged enough to taste this divine liquid ever again.

The right was forever reserved for him.

They licked the last few drops off each other's throat until the wounds were healed again.

Klaus gently pushed her hair out of her face before he turned them around to let her rest on his chest.

Caroline wrapped herself around her lover and pressed a kiss onto his bare chest.

He played with her hair being lost in thought.

Caroline watched his vacant expression for a while before she pressed a soft kiss onto his neck and said:

"A penny for your thoughts."

He looked down at her and shook his head.

"Nothing."

But Caroline's expression fell. She knew what he was thinking about.

"I wish you could let go of it."

"How could I my love?"

Her hand stroked his chest gently.

"It's been five years ago."

"And yet you still have nightmares about it."

Caroline flinched. Nothing could escape him, nothing.

The wolves had left a strong impression on her, a violent and cruel one.

"I…"

"No!" Caroline interjected before Klaus could blame himself once again.

He had almost lost her forever five years ago and he still blamed himself for that. It had never been so close for them."Don't say it! No one could have suspected that the wolves would avenge Hayley's death who turned out to be some kind of queen. Klaus, you cannot know everything."

Klaus sighed. It bugged him never the less.

No matter how many times Caroline tried to convince him of the opposite.

Klaus looked at the paneless window frame high above them.

"We need to get inside, love. The light is already fading."

Caroline sighed but agreed. She would have loved to spend more time with Klaus outside, but those days had long passed.

For seven years they were living on the run.

Just like every other vampire.

They silently put their clothes back on and Caroline watched Klaus silently.

Life had not been easy since the wolves had become so strong that every vampire had to retreat at night.

Sometimes Caroline was still wondering how the wolves had managed to overthrow the vampires so quickly.

No one had seen it coming. It happened so quietly and quickly that they had had no time to strike back.

She still remembered that one hot summer night when New Orleans had been covered by that golden, red glow.

The flames had lurked from out of every window and every door.

No one had stayed a chance and she had felt so helpless when she had watched Klaus who had had no choice but watch his city burn to the ground.

A desert of ashes was the only thing that was left.

Caroline closed the last button on her jeans.

"I can't believe they got those stupid rings!"

The rings made the wolves stronger and let them turn at will. It was their source of power and no vampire stood a chance.

Klaus didn't look any happier.

"Have you talked to Elijah?"

"You know we haven't spoken since the mutt's death."

"I still think you should. You two work better together and especially right now, we should all stick together."

When they were dressed they walked out of the barn.

Caroline looked at the two horses that were peacefully grazing in the meadow.

"They will be safe outside, right?"

"You know they don't hunt horses."

"But I am still worried about them!"

He put his arm around her and steered her towards the little specially reinforced cottage.

They had this conversation every night, but nothing had ever happened to the horses.

Klaus opened the door to their little hideout.

It was their safest place in the world until they would find a solution for their werewolf problem.

Every night hundreds of vampire's were ripped apart and that had to stop!

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