Hey guys! Here is the next chapter of Love Beyond Power! I am so so sorry for the long wait. My underarm was hurting really badly and I just couldn't right but now that my underarm has healed (thank god) I am back to writing!
I would like to thank Nicole and Roonie for the lovely covers :)
I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and hopefully it was worth the wait (if not i'm sorry!)
Klaus sat on his bed and Caroline got out of the bathroom once she was finished bathing. She wore the simple dress that hugged her curves perfectly, he thought.
"You look beautiful, Caroline." Klaus complimented.
"Thank you," Caroline smiled shyly.
"I didn't mean to interfere." Klaus said as he remembered the way he barged into the bathroom without knocking.
"It is alright, really…" Caroline reassured him.
"Very well," Klaus nodded. "How is the dress?" He asked trying to keep their conversation going.
"It is very comfortable, thank you my Prince. I have never had such a soft dress before." Caroline admitted.
"Well from now on, you will." Klaus promised.
"Thank you," Caroline smiled shyly as she began to shift from foot to foot.
"You must be tired after they day you have had." Klaus said.
Caroline nodded with a sigh as she put her hands behind her back.
"Would you like to rest?" He asked.
Caroline shook her head immediately and said, "No of course not. It is still light outside."
Klaus frowned and went over to her. He took her hand into his own softly and led her to the bed.
"Rest," He said to her.
Caroline looked up at his face and then down at the bed but submitted anyway.
"Okay," She said as she gave him a small smile.
Klaus smiled at her and helped her into the bed. She lay down on the comfortable pillow and Klaus covered her with the warm and comfy blanket. Caroline closed her eyes and she immediately fell asleep.
Klaus sighed when he heard her breathing even out and went over to his desk with a smile on his lips.
He sat down in his chair and reached for a blank sheet of papyrus. He then reached for the reed brush and dipped it into the black ink.
He got out of his chair with the papyrus and reed brush in hand and walked over to the window that faced his bed. He sat down on the window seat and looked over at his sleeping beauty. He smiled at the sight and decided that he would draw Caroline.
Klaus got comfortable and began to draw the beauty that lay asleep in front of him. He drew her for an hour and was adding the finishing touches when he heard her whimper.
Caroline stood out back with her twin brother holding her to his chest. She watched with tear-filled eyes as the guards whipped her father.
"Stefan, do something." She cried out desperately.
Stefan looked over at Damon and then his mother and took in a shaky breath.
Caroline closed her eyes when she heard her father's deep breaths dying out.
"Stefan, he'll die. We need to save him." Caroline cried.
"Sh Care, come here." Stefan said as he embraced his twin sister in his arms protectively. He knew that it was too late for their father. He knew that there was nothing that he or anybody else could do to shield his father from his unfair faith.
"Get back to work!" The guard on their side yelled.
"Daddy!" Caroline screamed when she realized that her father was becoming limp in the guards arms.
"Caroline, look away." Stefan begged her hoping that his twin sister would listen. She didn't need to experience this brutality happening to her own father, he thought.
Caroline ignored her twin brother and watched the scene unfold before her. She could hear the guard's distant yells forcing them to get back to work but she blocked them out. She couldn't look away; it was as if she stood frozen to that spot with her twin brother's arms around her.
William took in his last breath and fell to the ground as his eyes closed forever.
'NO!" Caroline cried out.
"NO!" Caroline cried out as she opened her eyes and shot out of the bed. Her skin was covered in a sheen of sweat because of the memory of that horrible day.
"Caroline?" Klaus asked worriedly.
Caroline turned to the worried voice with wide eyes.
"Caroline, what happened?" Klaus asked worriedly as he got off of the window seat. He left his art supplies on the window seat and made his way towards her.
"You- you're people killed my father." She said to him stuttering.
Klaus looked down at the rug sadly and nodded.
"They did, yes." He admitted.
"How could they do that? How can your people be so cruel?" She cried.
"They've all been brainwashed by my father. Trust me, I know some of them do not wish any harm but feel as if it is the right thing to do." He told her.
"That makes no sense. I have watched my family members get killed for simply taking a small break. Do you know how hard it is to work out there with no water or food? We have to be under the scorching sun from dawn to dusk. Do you know how hard it is? Of course you don't. The world has been given to you on a silver platter." She scoffed as she shook her head. She looked around the luxurious and luscious room and quickly got out of the bed.
"I don't belong here." Caroline said to him as she looked around the room.
"Yes you do," Klaus said in barely a whisper.
"See, that is where you are wrong my Prince. I do not belong here and I sure as hell do not have any right to call you by your first name. After all I am merely a slave that doesn't matter to your people."
"Caroline that is not true. I fancy you and I do not care if my people believe that you are some sort of slave." He admitted trying to calm the beautiful blonde girl down.
"You may not care, but I do. I was resting while my mother and brothers were out there building pyramids and getting water from the well. I should be out there." She said.
"Yes you should be out there but I want you in here."
"This just proves that I am right about you. My Prince, I would like to thank you for your hospitality but I must get going. I must help my mother. She needs to rest. She no longer is as strong as she used to be." Caroline said sadly.
"I do not want you to back out there." Klaus frowned.
"I do not want to go back out there either but I must. I am sincerely sorry my Prince-"
"Stop calling me Prince, call me Klaus." Klaus snapped.
Caroline was taken aback by the sudden change of tone in the Prince's voice and backed away from him.
"I- I'm sorry." Klaus apologized.
Caroline looked over at him her bright blue eyes widened.
"I didn't mean to snap at you Caroline. Please, don't go." He begged.
Caroline thought about it for a minute and nodded.
"Okay," She said.
"Okay?" Klaus asked.
"Yes, but I have to help my mother."
"Please don't go… Tyler will be there and he is very hot-headed. He will hurt you."
"My brothers will protect me." She told him.
"Your brothers will get punished." Klaus told her because he knew that would be the case. If the slaves were to riot against the guards, the guards would make sure that the slaves were beaten an inch from their lives.
Caroline looked down at the floor and nodded.
"You're right." She said.
Klaus let out the breath that he was holding and reached for her hand.
"You are not a slave to me." He told her.
Caroline nodded and looked down at their joined hands.
"Are you hungry, love?" Klaus asked changing the subject.
Caroline nodded embarrassed and Klaus chuckled.
"I'll go and get us something to eat." He said to her.
"Okay," Caroline said as she looked up at him and nodded.
Klaus smiled at her and before departing he said, "Feel free to look around, or change whatever you do not like."
"Change?" Caroline asked confused.
Klaus cleared his throat embarrassed and said, "We will be sharing the room."
"Oh…" Caroline said her voice drifting.
"I can sleep on the window seat. Do not worry about it."
Caroline nodded as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"I will be right back." He said.
Caroline smiled at him and waited for him to leave the bed chamber.
"Oh my god," She said to herself. He just kept on surprising her.
Caroline stood up and walked over to the window. She looked down at the window seat and reached for the now dry drawing of her on the sheet of papyrus.
"Wow," She said as she studied the drawing of herself.
Klaus drew her as she slept and he got every detail correct. He really was talented, she thought.
Caroline put the sheet down and looked out of the window. She saw the golden traces along the outside and her mouth formed an 'O'.
Klaus went into the kitchen and said hello to the maids.
"Prince Niklaus," Aziza, the older woman, greeted him as she gave him a low bow.
"Aziza, it is a pleasure to see you again." He smiled sincerely.
"Likewise my Prince. What can I get for you?"
"Fruits," Klaus told her.
"Will you need a lot?" Aziza wondered.
"Yes my lady. I am starving."
Aziza nodded and quickly reached for the plate made out of clay. She reached for the various fruits and cut them up into small pieces.
"Thank you," Klaus said once Aziza handed him the plate.
"You are very welcome Prince Niklaus. It was an honor to see you again."
"Indeed, goodbye." Klaus said as he waved at her.
Aziza smiled at him and waved back.
When Klaus back to his room he unlocked the door and looked over at Caroline that was now making the bed. Klaus leaned against the door frame as a small smile crept onto his lips. Caroline heard another person's breathing and suddenly turned to face the person with her hand on her heart.
"You scared me, Klaus." She laughed.
"Forgive me Caroline. Do sit next to me."
Caroline nodded as she smoothed out the invisible wrinkles on the bed covers. Once she was finished she went over to him and sat down next to him. They sat on the sofa on the left side of the room.
Klaus offered her the fruit and Caroline took the green grapes gratefully. The moment the sweet taste of the grapes touched her tongue she felt as if she was in heaven.
She moaned in delight and Klaus grinned at her.
"Good?" He asked.
Caroline looked over at him and nodded, "Very good."
"I'm glad you like them. I picked them."
"Picked them?" Caroline asked as she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
"Yes, my younger brother and I enjoy picking grapes even though we have some other people that do that." He admitted.
"I didn't know you liked to garden." Caroline said.
"I am acting like a woman aren't I?" Klaus asked embarrassed.
"No of course not! I guess gardening is just one of your many talents."
"Many talents?" He asked.
"Yes," Caroline smiled shyly. "I saw that drawing of me." Caroline added.
"Oh…" Klaus said as he looked over at the forgotten sheet of papyrus and reed brush.
"It looks very beautiful." She admitted.
"Thank you… I was going to draw something else that I had in mind but when I saw you sleeping I knew I had to draw you." He confessed.
Caroline could feel herself begin to blush and she quickly looked down at her hands.
"Uh… anyway-" Klaus began to say before Rebekah entered.
Caroline looked over at Klaus wide eyes and then looked back at the blonde girl as she bit her lip in fear.
"Don't you bloody knock?" Klaus asked annoyed.
"I was going to but I was running out of time. Mother is on her way over here." Rebekah warned.
"Bloody hell," Klaus cursed under his breath.
Caroline looked over at Klaus and waited for further instruction.
"You need to head over to my bed." He told her.
"But-" Caroline began to say.
"Take off your dress as well." He said as he put his fingers on his temples and began to massage them. Esther never went into Klaus' chamber. She only ever did when she found out something new. Klaus growled because he knew that Elijah has already told his mother about the slave girl Klaus wanted for himself.
Caroline looked between the royal children with her nail in her mouth.
"I'm sorry Caroline. My mother isn't very understanding." Klaus apologized.
"I- I get it." Caroline said as she made her way towards the bed. She removed her dress and got under the covers.
"Do the same Nik." Rebekah told her older brother.
"I know, I know." Klaus said as he shook out of his clothing.
Rebekah nodded and shot Caroline an apologetic look. Caroline gave the Princess a smile.
"I should get going. Make it believable." She warned.
"We will," Klaus said and Caroline nodded. Caroline's eyes roamed over Klaus' chest and torso as she licked her lips subtly.
Caroline turned away from Klaus as he removed his last piece of clothing and got under the covers as well.
"I- This is awkward." Klaus said.
"Yup," Caroline nodded as she clutched the covers in her small hands.
"My mother will be here any minute. She has to believe that we are- you know…" Klaus finished.
"I- I get it." Caroline said as she bit on her lip hard.
"What should we do?" Klaus asked.
"I do not know, you're the expert." She said. She could feel the metallic taste of blood in her mouth because of how hard she pressed on her lips.
"I really am very sorry, Caroline." Klaus apologized again. "My Mother probably thinks that I asked for you because I wanted you to pleasure me."
"It's okay, I get it." Caroline reassured.
Klaus and Caroline were silent but then Klaus heard her mother's approaching footsteps.
Klaus got on top of Caroline, making sure that his hardened manhood wasn't pressing against her center. He had his back arched and leaned into Caroline's lips. He kissed her lips carefully.
When their lips touched Caroline closed her eyes and looped her arms around his neck bringing him closer. This was Caroline's first kiss and she did not mind at all. Klaus kissed Caroline's soft and heavenly lips and groaned when he felt his manhood twitch. Klaus kept his place and did not lower himself. He continued to kiss Caroline slowly. The other women that he was with didn't even do this to him but Caroline did.
Esther entered Klaus' chambers and looked over at the bed. She spotted her son on top of the woman- or slave in this case kissing her.
Esther cleared her throat and the two broke apart. Klaus turned to his mother and Esther laughed out loud.
"I was right," She said grinning.
"Mother, don't you knock!?" Klaus yelled.
"Forgive me for the intrusion my son; I just had to see for myself." She shrugged.
"Well you can go now."
"Have you already…?" Esther questioned.
"We were about to but you barged in." Klaus huffed like an angry little boy.
"Well, by all means… Carry on; I would love to see the evidence that you have taken this slave's virginity." Esther said as she crossed her arms over her chest. An egyptian Prince taking and Israelite's virginity had a certain ring to it, she thought.
"This is not a show." Klaus spat.
"Very well, but I expect to see some evidence by supper. Is that understood?" Esther asked.
Klaus didn't say anything and Esther left the two. Klaus lay on his side and looked at Caroline apologetically.
"Evidence?" Caroline questioned.
Klaus nodded and put his hand on his forehead.
"What are we going to do now?" She asked her voice scared.
"I don't know," He told her honestly.
There you have it! So how was it?
I know this is kind of going in the 'rated M' direction so I will make sure to change it because eventually there will be smut! :)
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