Bonnie swallowed dreadfully. "Alex what are you doing here?"

Alex looked Bonnie up and down. "I've got you, you're busted."

Bonnie felt her heart drop. "Got me on what I have no idea what you are talking about."

Alex sneered. "Don't try to cover yourself up now I no what you what been up to."

"Oh yeah? Just what have I been up to?" Bonnie asked trying to play cool and calm.

"The "Separation" from your husband is all an act, you're not really at odds with Damon." Alex accused.

Bonnie tried her best not to panic how could Alex have known? "You're wrong Damon and I are apart, we're on different sides and I can't stand to see his face."

Alex cocked his head to the side. "Really?"

"Yes really." Bonnie said

"Is that why you've been having these secret meetings with him?" Alex asked

Bonnie opened her mouth to say something.

Alex spoke before she could. "Don't bother in trying to deny it. I know."

Bonnie cursed under her breath, "How did you find out?"

"Damon I wanted to make sure that he really didn't love you anymore like he claims. I followed him the other day and he didn't notice must have been too distracted meeting with you I guess." Alex went on. "But I followed him to these here woods and saw him meeting up with you by some trees and the two of you were making out a little."

"Does Klaus know too?" Bonnie asked her dread heightening.

Alex shook his head. "No he doesn't Damon still has him fooled, I didn't want to accuse him of being played unless I have proof in which I have."

"If you go to Klaus Damon and I will deny what you're saying." Bonnie blurted out.

"Oh Klaus will believe me." Alex sent Bonnie a threatening look. "Once I take care of you."

Bonnie took a couple of steps back. "Stay the hell away from me."

"I've been wanting a chance to get back at you since you attacked me with your powers." Alex told her.

"You can't kill me, Klaus still had hope that I will join his side and he'll be upset that you took away a weapon from him." Bonnie said trying to stall Alex.

Alex shook his head. "My Boss can get plenty of other witches. Besides once he finds out that Damon has been playing him, he will want to punish Damon by harming you any way."

Bonnie's heart pounded in her chest. "Whatever you try to do to me you'll regret it."

"Is that so?" Alex mocked

"Damon will hunt you down to the ends of the earth if you do anything to me." Bonnie warned

"You think that I'm afraid of him?" Alex coolly laughed

"He can take you down trust me." Bonnie told him.

Alex lumbered towards her. "I'll end Damon's life as a matter of fact maybe I'll kill him right before I kill you."

Anger flashed in Bonnie's eyes. "You do anything to hurt him and the magic that I used on you earlier will seem like a walk in the park to the pain that I will put you through."

Alex grabbed her roughly by her arm. "Don't threaten me bitch."

Bonnie couldn't help but to feel small by this tall and burly vampire. She tried to yank her arm away. "Let go of me." She said through gritted teeth.

Instead Alex dug his fingers tightly into her arm until his grip was almost bruising. "I'm going to look forward to having my way with you."

Bonnie lifted up her, eyes widening as she hit him with an aneurysm.

Alex let her go going to his knees as he clutched at his head.

Bonnie glared down at him as she focused her power on him.

Alex cried out in pain.

"Bonnie." Damon called out from a little distance away.

This distracted Bonnie for just a moment as she looked towards the sound of Damon's voice.

Alex rushed at her slamming her into a tree. "I'm going to kill you." He spat.

Bonnie struggled to gain back her breath. "No."

Damon seeing the scene rushed towards them with vampire speed flinging Alex back and away from Bonnie. Alex's body landed into another tree cracking it nearly in two. He turned to Bonnie.

"Are you hurt?" Damon asked her.

Bonnie shook her head. "I'm fine."

Alex got to his feet. "I knew that it was all an act."

Damon turned his attention to Alex. "Keep your fucking hands off of my wife."

Alex narrowed his eyes at the dark haired vampire. "You're a liar Salvatore and a snake in the grass. Pretending to me on Klaus's side when you're playing him."

Damon took a protective stance next to Bonnie. "You won't be able to prove anything to Klaus. It will all be hear say."

"I'll get my proof." Alex said "I knew that you couldn't be trusted. Too bad that Klaus is fooled my you."

"What can I say?" Damon smirked "I'm that damn good."

Alex gave a husky chuckle. "Klaus won't be fooled for long, I'm going to tell him the truth and both you and that bitch of yours will be dead."

"You think that I'm going to let you walk away and tell Klaus about this?" Damon asked tone deadly.

"You going to stop me?" Alex asked in an equal tone.

"I will in order to keep Bonnie safe and alive." Damon let him know.

Alex eyes wandered over to Bonnie and back at Damon. "I'll kill your whore of a wife and there wouldn't be a thing that you could do about it."

Damon saw red. "Touch her and you will die."

Alex made a threatening move towards Bonnie.

That was the worst thing that he could have done. Damon was in full protective mode as he attacked Alex.

Bonnie watched as the two vampires clashed worried about Damon.

For several minutes they fought snarling and growling at each other. Tossing each other around, hitting and kicking and trading bows. Until Damon reached into Alex's chest.

"No one will ever take her away from me." Damon told Alex about Bonnie right before ripping out his heart.

Alex fell to the ground dead.

Damon let the heart fall to the ground next to Alex's body.

"Damon." Bonnie said emotionally behind him.

Damon turned to see her standing there with tears in her eyes. He rushed over to her embracing her in a comforting hug.

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Bonnie had set Alex's corpse on fire and the body turned to ash there was no proof of Alex being dead left behind. Afterwards Bonnie took Damon in the cave that was still spelled. They had been discovered out in the open woods but it would be hard for anyone still to find the cave. The cave was set up with a blanket and a few candles for light.

Damon leaned against the wall shaking his head. "I should have been more careful."

Bonnie looked over at him. "This isn't your fault."

"The reason that he knows about us is because he followed me and I wasn't being aware." Damon told her.

"At least Klaus doesn't know. Our plan is still safe since Alex is dead." Bonnie pointed out.

"You're right Klaus is not aware that this is an act and our secret is safe with Alex gone." Damon agreed

Bonnie rubbed her arms. "How are you going to explain Alex's disappearance?"

Damon shrugged a shoulder. "I'll think of something if I have to"

"We need to find that dagger soon." Bonnie said "I don't know for how much longer I can handle this pretending to hate you thing. Alex discovering us just made that feeling more urgent."

Damon approached her. "This will all be over soon."

"I need this to be over, I want Klaus dead so they we can move on and live our lives together." Bonnie told him.

"Klaus will die." Damon stated. "Just give me a little more time."

Bonnie looked at him with unshed tears in her green eyes. "If something happens and I lose you."

Damon cupped her cheek with his hand. "You won't' lose me you and I will be together for life."

Bonnie sighed. "I need you Damon make love to me."

He didn't need her to make the request twice. He lowered his lips to hers for a tender kiss. They removed each others clothes and he lowered her down to the blanket. Bonnie moaned softly as his hands touched her every where. He always knew all of the right places to touch her. He whispered her name as he slipped inside of her. This time the love making was slow and gentle as he moved in and out of her. She looked into his icy blue eyes moving with him. Their eyes stayed locked on each other as they climaxed together.

During the afterglow she laid her head on his chest with her eyes closed. Damon held her close to him staring up at the cave's ceiling. He would enjoy this moment with her before he had to go back to Klaus's.

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Klaus approached Damon the next day. Damon had showered before he had returned back to Klaus the day before. Not because he was ashamed of Bonnie. But to get rid of the scent of his and Bonnie's lovemaking. Knowing that if Klaus caught her scent that their plan would go to hell in a hand basket.

"Have you seen Alex around?" Klaus asked

Damon kept his expression blank. "No I haven't."

"That's strange I haven't seen him since yesterday." Klaus said

Damon drunk down his bourbon. "Maybe he went out on a blood binge."

Klaus thought about it. "I think I know what happened."

"You do?" Damon asked

"Alex ran off and left. He chickened out." Klaus answered

Damon inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. "What makes you think this?"

"Well I have not seen him since yesterday and he's not answering his cell phone." Klaus said "I can only conclude that he change his mind and ran away."

"Maybe you're right." Damon said

Klaus rubbed at his chin. "Why else would be not be here? If he ran off and turned his back on me, that means that he is a turncoat. I don't take likely to traitors or turncoats I see it as a since of betrayal."

Damon thought about how he and Bonnie and the rest were playing Klaus to a Tee. They all would have hell to pay if he found out before the plan was complete.

"If I find Alex I will deal with him myself." Klaus commented "But you know what I don't need Alex with you by my side."

Damon poured more bourbon in his glass. "I'm not running away from anything."

"I'm very close to gathering my army." Klaus said "When everything is all side and done the world will tremble at our feet."

"People trembling at our feet." Damon raised his glass. "I love the sound of that."

"We'll be unstoppable, no one will be able to concur us." Klaus went on.

"I can be concurred easier than you can." Damon said

Klaus looked at him. "What do you mean by that?"

Damon gestured. "I can be killed by wooden stakes, fire the things that normal vampires are killed by. But you as an Original nothing can kill you, I was that it was like that for me."

"While it's true I'm immune to the things that can kill most vampires. I'm not completely immortal." Klaus said

Damon saw an opening and his attention was brought to alert. "There's something out there that can kill you?" He asked as if he was shocked and in disbelief.

"Yes but no one knows about it." Klaus stated

"Then why are you telling me?" Damon asked

"Because you have earned my trust." Klaus said

Damon already knew but Klaus didn't know that he knew so he asked the question. "What is this thing that can kill you?"

"It's called the Falcon Dagger Crest." Klaus answered "And because I trust you I'll tell you the story of how it was made and exactly where I hid it."