Chapter 25
Final chapter
Elijah kissed Dahlia's cheek gently before he stood up. She had finally fallen asleep. Elijah went to the living room of the hotel suite where Cole and Fenton were waiting for him. They were sitting on a couch quietly.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Cole asked.
"I believe I will follow an advice of a very wise man. I will choose her", Elijah replied calmly.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm leaving with her. My brother can just enjoy his own solitude."
"You mean you don't want revenge anymore?"
Elijah smiled.
"It would be a lie to say that I wouldn't. But I have something more now than my hate towards my brother. I want to be with her. That is all that matters to me."
Cole nodded.
"Good for you Elijah, you deserve some happiness for a change."
"Thank you. How about you, are you going back to New York?"
"Yeah, probably."
"I'm going to take a little trip too", Fenton said and looked at Elijah. "There's someone I want to find. Perhaps I should give you a call when I have found him?"
Elijah's face was emotionless.
"Perhaps you should."
Cole looked at both of them.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing important", Fenton said. "But I think I'm leaving now. Could you tell Dahlia that… I don't know just tell her that I said something smart."
Fenton stood up and picked up a briefcase.
"What's that?" Cole asked.
Fenton grinned.
"Oh, just something I found from the cabin. I'm sure no one there will miss it. And besides, finders keepers."
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Klaus looked at the security footage emotionlessly. Cain driving out of the gate and then Elijah's appearance. They both got in the car and drove away. The girl was on the backseat as well. It was the third time when he was watching the tape. Cain had betrayed him. Only one who he had thought he could trust.
Klaus grabbed the monitor and threw it against the wall. Then he smashed a table, a bookshelf, windows, everything in the room. It really wasn't about the girl or even Elijah. It was about Cain. After all these centuries… Only one who he had trusted… Klaus walked to his luxury living room of his very expensive house and poured himself a drink. He had everything anyone could ever want. And yet, he felt like the loneliest person in the world.
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"Are you ready?" Elijah asked.
Dahlia smiled and nodded. Elijah started the car. They hadn't decided yet where they would go. Dahlia had said that she would like to meet some other dryads. She was curious about her origin. Elijah was curious as well. He had heard about dryads but had never met one except Dahlia. Hopefully they would be able to find at least one.
But it didn't matter where they were going as long as she was with him. She was his mate, his companion. He wouldn't let anyone take her from him again. For a moment Elijah thought about Niklaus. He was sure that their paths would cross again sooner or later. Well, when it would happen, he would be ready. Dahlia took his hand and kissed it. Elijah smiled at her. She leaned her head to his shoulder. Elijah looked at the road in front of him feeling her warmth. In that moment he was completely happy.
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Thank you everyone for reading my story and for giving feedback. I have some ideas about a sequel that would concentrate more on Klaus but I haven't decided yet is it worth writing.