So this isn't a chapter, but I felt like I needed to address a few things people have mentioned in the comments.
1) A guest asked "Does klaus know about caroline baby?or that james isn't his?"
The first question is answered in the story. Klaus knows that Caroline had a baby girl and that they fled the kingdom. That was why he sentenced Damon to death. As for question 2, I feel like Klaus does know that James isn't his, but as he said before, he plans on raising him as his own.
2) Another guest made this comment "I think that Damon had little importance in your story. And this was supposed to be a Delena fic! And you just killed him and you gave no importance to it. At all! I'm a bit disappointed"
This comment rubbed me the wrong way the most, because at no point did I say "This is a Delena fic." And I purposefully avoided that statement, because she was with Klaus. Unfortunately I just realized that, depending on where you look, the characters are either listed as "Elena G., Damon S., Caroline F., Klaus" or "Elena G. & Damon S." I guess because they were the first two names mentioned. I didn't mean to mention them in any particular order, but if I'd listed them as Elena then Caroline (because they are the two major characters) that would have given the wrong impression as well. So I apologize for misleading anyone, because that was not my intention. If you ever read a story of mine again, just know that I don't like to "give away the ending" so to speak. When I list characters, that's really what I'm doing. Unless I outright say "this is a [_insert shipper name here_] fic" then don't make any assumptions.
3) I appreciate all of the favorites, follows, and reviews. I knew that Damon's death would not go over well with some people. And I'll be honest, I've gone through many scenarios in which he reappears. I just haven't decided if that'll be the direction I'll go or not. The epilogue has not been written yet so anything can happen. I encourage everyone to stick with it until after the epilogue is written. Maybe we will all get closure one way or another.
Thanks!
Tracie