Caroline lifted her chin refusing to bow to her captor, "His name is Niklaus Mikaelson and one day he's going to burn the heart out of you." her voice thundered as it resounded on the old brick wall that had for centuries heard the cries of tormented victims.
She refused to let the mere thought of the now deceased people who stood where she stood now weaken her resolve. At that moment there was a crash outside of the door just before it swung open the body of the guard who had taunted her for days was tossed like a rag doll at her feet.
Klaus walked in his eyebrows raised at her brave words his lips curling into a smile, "How's today then for you?" he asked her head turning in the direction of his voice her chains rattled as she moved tugging at the skin of her wrists.
"What is this," cried Caroline's captor barely hear over the tension that was building further in the room focused solely on the pair currently locking eyes. He took a step forward to her captor giving her a look that said we'll discuss this later.
She knew there would ultimately be a later but maybe she could prolong it a few centuries if she could just get these stupid chains off of her. She had been trying for days and still nothing she knew it was false hope but she kept pulling a noise that sounded like reprimanding coming from Klaus stopped her.
"Burn," Klaus repeats her word thinking over what she had promised he would do to her captor an old vampire that had alluded him for centuries. "That's a bit dramatic." he said his mulling period clearly over as he was now making fun of her threats.
"You always did have a flair for the dramatics," Caroline replied dryly thinking back to his antics from when they first met years ago. She had to mentally remind herself this wasn't the time or the place so she didn't say anything further.
Klaus' hold grew stronger on the man's neck knowing it would leave some bruising if he let the man live and yet it brought him a sort of sick joy that Caroline wanted him dead because he clearly wanted him dead for even thinking of touching a golden thread of hair on her head.
He moves knowing her eyes will trail after him as he walks the man backwards until he hits the wall Klaus' free hand coming to the torch set on its stand. Taking it firmly in his hand he moved so that she could see the look on his face as he did what she commanded.
The man began to struggle trying to free himself from Klaus' grasp but in vain, "How's this then?" as he speaks he plunges the torch into the vampires chest slowly making sure he feels every inch of burning wood carving a hole into him all the way through.
"Satisfying," she mutters looking directly at Klaus locking her blue eyes with his noticing just a tint of gold lingering as he drops both the torch and the vampire from his hands. She looks at his hands knowing he'd kill for her just as easily as he'd kiss her right now.
"For now anyway," Caroline said as he strode towards her without an obstacle in the way his hands reaching for the chain on her right side. She watched as he worked on pulling off the spelled and revain filled chains wincing slightly in pain.
His face inches from hers as he removed the rest of the metal holding her incredibly softly waiting until her skin healed itself, "I'm all about satisfying my Queens wishes" he whispers against her cheek as he begins his work on her other hand.
"Her needs," Caroline brings her hand up to his chest pushing him back slightly, "Wants," he says pushing against her weakened arm back into her personal space, "Desires." he spoke with such a frankness that left her winded making her huff.
"What are you doing here Nik," she asked as he released her other hand her back no longer required to scratch at the wall behind her. She moves to take her hand from his grasp but he grips it tighter in both of his until she relents his thumbs tracing over her pulse point rewardingly.
Klaus' eyes follow the patterns he makes over her skin ignoring her question knowing it won' be long before she leaves to find herself again. "You left." he said his tone flat void of any emotion he displayed moments ago as he took care of her.
She felt dizzy and prayed it was the lack of blood, "I was mad," Caroline responded simply knowing whatever answer she gave the discussion would not simply be over that was how they worked, "I was going to come back but I was sidetracked."
"And I've come to bring you home," he said almost rubbing it in that she couldn't handle herself just yet which was what their argument had been about. She had been fine traveling alone and on her merry way back to say they should compromise someway when she had been caught.
That was three months ago, "Just don't increase the security detail okay," she told him as he picked her up in his arms always the mother hen when it came to her being hurt. She didn't fight it long since used to how he treated her with such delicacy and way too tired to argue.
"I couldn't if I wanted to," Klaus replied kissing her lips chastely, "I killed most of them when you disappeared." he explained earning a disapproving look from Caroline. "I get a little bit moody when you aren't there Love."