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Caroline's POV

After I finished my last dance without Klaus he appeared at my side appearing to be ready to say good night to the wedding party. He didn't take my hand or kiss me he just wrapped his arm around my waist tightly showing everyone I was only his. When Klaus and I finally retreated to our bedroom I shoved out of his embrace straightening myself out by fixing my dress.

It was then that I looked away from him looking at the massive room filled with regal looking trinkets from floor to ceiling. I had a thought that it was even bigger than my previous room. Everything in the room was red and black and I loved it since they were my two favorite colors. I slowly stepped away from Klaus who just stood there watching me and made my way to the bed.

My perfectly manicured fingers ran across the rich fabric of our comforter as I turned my head to look at him still leaning against the door surveying me. I tried my best not to look intimidated smirking at him, "So are you going to sleep on the couch?" I half teased, I had never shared a bed with a man before and the whole idea made me nervous.

He pursed his lips uncrossing his arms to push himself off of the bedroom door, I half felt like he was coming towards shutting my eyes nervously. I heard him to my right a few steps away when he stopped I opened my eyes to see his on me. "I'd be breaking the tradition, love." Klaus smirk, walking over to the mirror on the wall and began undressing.

I turned away my hands gripping the fabric beneath my hands wishing he hadn't seen my cheeks completely flushed before I did so. I took a small breath of courage as I slowly turned my head back to face him this time directly, "Would we be breaking traditions if we didn't make love tonight?" I asked him quietly watching him take the floating towel from the basin at the vanity she that was now hers.

I watched him take the towel and wipe his face down with it then his neck and behind his ears his movements deliberate before he set the towel down beside the bowl. He stopped what he was doing and turned around to look at me. "Mmm, yes." He nodded pressing a finger to his lips before he pointed at her, "I was hoping that you knew what you were getting yourself into."

He smiled at me under the glow of the candlelight his face half shadowed as he approached me, "Well I don't know." I said, he stopped moving as I spoke listening to my thoughts my rambling thoughts about how little I knew of him, "I was hoping that you knew that I am still 17, how old are you?" I shot at him grasping for answers.

He chuckled as he shook his head something about his reaction made me think he was enjoying this little interaction with me, entertaining my wild notions. I felt something in the back of my mind spring up as a clutched my hands recognizing the emotion as annoyance. I crossed my arms against my chest and huffed uncaring of how I looked to him.

Klaus took one last step forward in front of me my eyes went to his hands as they hovered over my sides landing warmly on the nape of my neck. I was sure he could feel my pulse racing as he rubbed his rough thumbs over my pulse point. "You're quite amusing." He noted aloud before letting me in on a little secret, "I will not force you to have sex with me, but I can't sleep on the couch." he affirmed.

At this point it didn't matter to me where he slept I was so happy he was willing to go against tradition and actually respect my wishes knowing if anyone found out he would be thought of less than a man. Forgetting myself I grinned widely throwing my hands up in the air, "Thank you!" I said excitedly, hopping up to give him a hug.

He stood almost awkwardly for a moment as I held him before I felt his arms wrap around my, not in a possessive way but in a way that made my knees turn to clay, "You're quite welcome." He whispered against my neck, his arms tightly wrapping themselves around my small waist. The longer we stayed like that, the more I became aware of how close his body was to mine.

I felt myself grow hotter at where my thoughts had turned to as I felt his chest over my own feeling his lungs fill up and let go as he breathed on to my neck softly. It made me crave him no matter how naive the notion was; it made me want to feel every single part of him I tilted my head back feeling him do the same his eyes bore into mine like a moth to a flame.

I took a breath and before I knew it, he had his lips pressed against mine taking my breath from me. I kissed him back immediately shutting my eyes to my worries pressing my lips to his firmly with no hesitation what so ever. Earlier that night I had decided to give him a chance to change my mind about him and that's exactly what he was trying to accomplish with his lips over mine.

He peppered soft kisses to my lips gently pulling back his hands at my cheeks by then pulling me away. "Sweetheart," he said without much air in his lungs, "If we continue this I won't be able to stop myself from going further." He breathed heavily unable to keep touching her the way he was without thinking about going back on his word. If he did that now he had no chance at winning her respect and trust.

Caroline's smile lit up the room at the thought of him finding her attractive, her whole life she had been treated as a child. Now she was married and expected to act like a woman should giving in to her husband's wishes but she wouldn't. She hardly knew him she reminded herself as she rubbed his shoulders trying to ignore the dull ache deep inside of her she had never felt before.

I looked down at the bed as I moved my hands from his body thinking of something new to say to relieve some of the underlying tension. "Let's go to bed," she blurted quickly looking away from him then back again as if making up her mind, "Tomorrow we can begin to get to know each other we'll see then if you have a chance to impress me."

Klaus' mouth fell open at my suggestion as I smiled at him he stalked towards me until his lips were but a whisper to mine his hands appearing at my hips as he hoisted my up on to him me legs instinctively wrapped tightly around his midsection my hands coming over his head to his back holding on to his shoulder blades so I wouldn't fall.

My head touched his as he kisses me chastely one last time before he asked, "Haven't I impressed you already?" His eyes crinkled in amusement as he gave me a cocky smirk I found myself getting used to rather quickly liking that I was the cause of it with my big mouth. Still the thought and his question caused me to giggle though not at him.

"No, my king." I replied my arms squeezing his upper arms as I shook my head at him my eyes shut at the feel of his breath over my lips. I decided to tell him the truth, something people long before him had to learn about me the hard way. "It's almost impossible to please me." I confessed to him my voice just above a whisper.

Klaus' smirk grew into a grin his eyebrow rising at my words, "Oh really?" he asked with a coy look, "I'll take that as a challenge then, my lovely queen." He said his voice growing to just above a whisper sounding even more sure of himself, very much like when I had first met him. I felt the need to roll my eyes and barely sustained myself not wanting to ruin the moment.

I moved my hand down to his chest right above his heart before my eyes met his again, "I am not your queen yet." The fingers of my other hand gently brushed against his cheeks while my eyes gazed into his I could hear my heart beat in my ears by now and his own under my hand in sync with one another. He licked his lips before he spoke again drawing my eyes back there.

"Your rejection skills are incredible." Klaus sighed as he tilted his head leaning forward to plant a small kiss on my lips. We began to move his sturdy build carrying me as if I weighed nothing before long I felt his knee hit the bed before he began to climb on top Klaus then slowly laid me down on the soft bed. I felt my head hit the pillow as he released me my legs falling to my sides parted to accommodate him.

He disappeared from view before I sat up scooting back on the bed until my back was against the headboard. I watched as Klaus removed his dress shirt hooking his hand at his collar and pulled it over his chest and know I felt my mouth water as he removed his trousers then climbed back on the bed.

My eyes couldn't help but glance at his handsome form constantly even with his smug knowing look penetrating me. I couldn't bring myself to feel ashamed at the sight before me. Klaus didn't touch me and I still felt my skin burn as he moved the comforter aside to slink underneath the silk sheets under us. I sat still in the middle of the bed where he left me unable to move as he lay on his side looking at me.

I gave him a side look, "I still have my dress on." I groaned feeling too lazy to get up realizing just how hectic my time here had actually been. Getting married and pretending to be in love with your husband all day was hard work. Now though when it was just them it didn't seem so hard but I still had to remove this dress somehow.

Klaus moved under the sheets comfortably muscular his arm I observed supporting him as he looked at her. "Feel free to take it off." He purred from his place in their bed watching me with his predatory eyes as I shifted away from his proximity. I flushed embarrassed at how upfront he always was with me even when I didn't want to hear it.

"I will not undress in front of you." I affirmed in a dignified tone as I got off the bed the fabric of the dress making it easy to slide down the side. I spared him one last look before I made my way to the closet that I had been informed the day before my stuff would be moved to. It was the same size as my bedroom back home, I thought as I looked inside.

All I could do was look around at the familiar items locked inside along with some new grander pieces that had surely come from my new husband with amazement written all over my face. After I snapped out of it remembering how tired I was I began to remove my wedding dress as best I could before I neatly hung it on the right side of the closet.

I then searched for a night gown to wear not caring if it was new or old as I just wanted to climb into my bed and forget for a few hours. I found a silky white gown that was a few inches pass my bum a new fashion I had heard about but never believed to be real until now. I blushed at I thought back to the nights where I would wait until everyone was fast asleep before I would strip out of my night cloth and slept in my bed naked.

I smiled at the memory of my adolescence which was only a few weeks passed me before decided to end my search for night wear. I admittedly thought nothing of how Klaus would react to it as I slid it on my body. I never wear anything under my night gowns before so why start now? Klaus wouldn't do anything that I wouldn't want he had already promised.

When I returned to the bedroom I stretched feeling a yawn coming on as I did stretching my arms all the way up and back before I took another step further. I blew out a few candles on my way back to the bed I was in the middle of stopping at the one closest to our bed when I felt his eyes on me. My eyes caught his as I blew the last candle on my side out, all Niklaus could do was stare at me.

His eyes were filled with fire as he sat up just like I had earlier it was only then that I actually felt exposed to him, that I could feel the heat from his intense gaze. "That gown is quite revealing." He said to me in a deep husky voice his hands on his stomach. I shrugged off his words hoping he wouldn't make a mountain out of a mole hill because it wasn't as if I did it on purpose. Which I didn't, I think.

I picked my leg up as I placed my hands on the bed rising up on to the bed along with him for the second time that evening though this time on my own. His face was stone as he spoke, "You're very odd," I shook out my hair as I sat down on top of the bed. "You're afraid to have sex yet you're not afraid to seduce me."

I opened my mouth to respond but I shut it just as fast, confused over what he was implying, "What would make you think that I am trying to seduce you?" I asked while slipping my legs under the covers to lie down beside him. I patted down the sheets on top of me making sure to keep some distance between us.

I felt a new wave of nerves hit me as he moved again closer to me his fingers tucking my loose hair away from the side of my face. "That gown." Was all he said before wrapping his arms around me with an incredible strength that jerked me against him. I could feel my heaving chest press against his chest the only thing separating us was the thing layer of fabric I had on.

"Klaus," I said his name panting with the same want from the way he growled in my ear and pulled me closer as he was before he crushed my lips to his in a bruising kiss. I sighed into his mouth as his kissed me again clearly experienced in the area I let him take over his tongue delving into my parted lips the feeling was foreign but not unwelcome as it met my own. I could barely keep back my moan as he pulled away to tuck me in.

The next morning…

I awoke early the next day my first thought was where am I? My eyes blinked open my hands feeling at the warm squishy flesh under me. I was surprised to find myself waking up on top of Klaus' hard body my hip and thigh over his legs. It took me a while to realize it because my vision was a bit blurry, but when I felt him move under me I looked down to find myself in a compromising position.

My gown had long since been pushed up to my mid-section exposing my backside all the way up to the middle of my spine. Trying to shift away as slow as I could I looked over at Klaus' face praying to whatever power was out there that he wasn't conscious. I breathed a sigh of relief that he was sleeping soundly, feeling my lips tug into a smile at adorable sight I could tease him with later.

The big bad King Niklaus sleeping like a baby.