FOR THE HEART OF A WOLF [KLAUS MIKAELSON]

PROLOGUE

  prologue

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  He was in panic. Werewolf bites could kill a vampire, according to the book Elena Gilbert had read. One bite could take anyone of those species out in one instant.

  And here Stefan was, in the middle of the woods, during a full moon. He wouldn't have been there if he hadn't been attempting to teach Caroline how to feed. There was nothing to do to change that, but he knew now that feeding lessons were over and they both had to go.

  Stefan searched the wide forest for her, keeping quiet in case of any wolves around. He used his speed to move around quickly, trying to find the blonde vampire. It didn't take long with the stench of blood filling the air and the obvious reason for it sticking out in his mind. He followed the scent to where Caroline stood.

  Her back was to him, but he could see the face of Matt Donovan who was slowly slipping out of consciousness. Caroline's mouth was buried deep in his neck, feeding away at his blood. If imminent danger wasn't near, he would handle it properly with a full lesson on the situation, but he couldn't.

  Stefan did the best he could, yanking her off of the blond boy within seconds. "Stop it!" He yelled out to her in a low whisper, pulling her back. Caroline didn't hear him in her hunger. She lunged forward again for another taste, but he stopped her once again. "Stop! Stop! Stop!" 

  His voice reached her finally, the veins disappearing around her eyes. Caroline glanced up at Stefan with confusion. Matt made a noise as he slid down the tree, gaining the attention of the newly turned vampire. She gasped, her eyes going wide.

  "Oh my god," she muttered. Stefan could see the tears begin to well up in her eyes as she realized what she had done. There was pity in his heart for her, but he could not console when they were in danger.

  "No, no, no, stop," he said when she attempted to help Matt. Stefan forced her to look at him, the blonde whipping around. "Listen to me. We need to get out of these woods, now," he ordered. "We need to leave."

  Caroline opened her mouth to question why, but she was cut off by branches snapping and leaves rusting loudly in the background. Stefan wished he could assume it was a deer or a rabbit. The heavy steps he could hear did not match those animals, though.

   "What was that?" Caroline questioned in a whisper. Her voice was shaking.

  Stefan glanced around quickly, looking for an escape. There was nothing in sight, but it lurked in the trees, waiting for the meal. It smelled the blood from Matt, Stefan knew. It planned for him to be his meal. He knew he couldn't let that happen.

  "Matt, stay down. Do not move," Stefan ordered Matt who wasn't even listening. He stayed there though, to weak to move. The male vampire took a careful step forward, grabbing a hold of Caroline's arm as he did so. He moved his gave towards her. "You and me, we're gonna run. It's going to follow us; we need to lead it away from Matt. You need to run as fast as you can.