Thank you all so much for taking the time to leave the kind reviews. You all are so amazing. I have been updating quickly because every time I check my email I find more amazing reviews and it totally motivates me to keep writing. So please keep them coming. I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Caroline screamed and thrashed about as her mind replayed his vulgar words. The way his hands ran down her body not with love or even lust but with pure disgust and hatred. He despised her and he believed she used him, that she had loved Kol. He believed her and Kol had actually… she began screaming louder as the thought was so vile. How could he think so low of her?
She hated herself for not trying harder to explain but as she got lost in her sobs, her screaming suddenly stopped as she felt something snap. It was too much, the pain, the hurt, her heart could take no more. She didn't mean to, it just happened. Her mind was protecting her as she felt it switch off. She hung there feeling nothing but the darkness take over her. She no longer hurt, no longer felt for him, no longer cared about anything. Her emotions were gone.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It was early morning when Klaus finally made his way towards Kol's bed chambers. He was dreading speaking to his brother but he could not bring himself to kill Caroline, not without knowing everything first. Even then he was still unsure if he was capable of ending her life. If she had only been using him and playing with his emotions it would be much easier to continue her suffering till she finally begged for her death.
Klaus opened the door and made his way over to his brother who was still asleep in his large bed.
"Time to wake up, brother." Klaus yelled leaning into Kol's ear.
Kol shot up and jumped from the bed crouched in a fighting stance on the other side of his room.
"What the bloody hell!" Kol snapped.
"Oh, sit down. It's about time we finally discussed something." Klaus said raising his brows and glancing at the chair behind Kol, hinting for him to sit there.
Kol already knew this was coming, now that Caroline was back he was certain Klaus would want his answers. Kol and Elijah had secretly met last night and decided it was time to tell him the truth.
"So brother, let me guess. This would have to do with the pretty little blonde you have hanging in the dungeon. I heard her screams throughout the night; I hope you kept her alive." Kol taunted.
He knew she was alive as he had checked on her before sunrise to find her passed out but still hanging in the same condition as earlier.
Klaus let out a slight growl under his breath but quickly composed himself. "Tell me, what happened between you two all those years ago." Klaus demanded.
"Well, where should I start?" Kol teased.
Klaus shot off the bed and lunged at Kol tossing him against the nearby wall.
"Do not test me Kol! I will kill you both!" Klaus hissed.
"No, you won't!" Kol snapped back as he collected himself and shook off the quickly passed pain of the attack.
"What makes you so sure?" Klaus asked calmly as he took a seat in the chair Kol had just been sitting. Kol stood in front of the bed watching his older brother, feeling him out.
"You love her. We can all see that. If you were going to kill her, you would have already." Kol told him.
"I want the truth. What happened between you two? How long was she your lover? Were you really trying to take her against her will that night or was it all a lie? Tell me! If she always only wanted you why did she not tell me from the beginning?" Klaus asked impatiently. He needed answers but he dreaded hearing them. "Why would she leave you after going through the trouble of undaggering you?"
Kol listened to his brother list of questions and then finally began laughing. Bad idea he knew but it just came out. Klaus stood up slowly but Kol quickly raised his hands in defeat.
"You truly are a fool dear brother. She never wanted me. It was you she loved. I was only a means to an end. Someone to help her escape what was about to happen if she stayed with you. Not because she did not care for you but because she was protecting people she cared for." Kol told him carefully.
Klaus shook his head as he replayed Kol's words. Nothing about them made sense.
"What are you talking about? Protect who?" Klaus hissed as he was losing his patience.
"She was afraid to tell you, to tell all of us. Caroline is from a different time. A time far in future. She was sent back by Elijah and ended up there when we were human. The day I thought I killed her she was transported back. Problem was instead of her staying back in her time Elijah sent her through again. That is when she ended up outside my home the night before the auction." Kol watched his brother as he processed what he was saying.
After a few short minutes Klaus finally spoke. "Why did she leave me and with you of all people?" Klaus asked cautiously afraid of the answer.
"She had confided in Elijah only because he had threatened her but she knew I would help her get away since I did not trust you. She was right, she did me the favor of undaggering her and I simply repaid her by helping her get back to her time." Kol said.
"Why is she here again? And why at this time?" Klaus asked as he began pacing the room.
Honestly brother, she is not sure. When Elijah's witch returned her she was afraid she was not powerful enough to keep her there. That is why she got sent back. She does not know why it was this place and time." Kol told him as he sat on his bed.
It felt good telling his brother the truth. Klaus and he were in a better place as brothers and he did not enjoy keeping such a big secret from him. Kol always looked up to Klaus even if he would never admit it aloud.
"He's telling the truth." Elijah stated standing in the doorway. He had overheard their conversation and was relieved Klaus now had the truth and would hopefully make his amends to Caroline. Elijah had also heard her screams that night, he had been comforting Rebekah when he heard Klaus enter Kol's chamber.
Klaus looked up at Elijah and continued pacing, processing everything when he stopped midstep. Klaus had so many question but only one needed to be answered immediately. He turned back towards Kol and stepped right in front of him.
"Tell me, what was the relationship between you and Caroline?" Klaus asked staring intently at his brother reading every move his face made. Waiting to read if he dared to lie to him. "Answer me truthfully or I will rip out your liver."
"When Caroline undaggered me she had only one condition. That we would never be more than friends, she wished to be a sister to me. She gave me here word, she would be loyal to me as long as I was loyal to her. The little time we spent together waiting for Elijah's witch to arrive and send her back to her time was spent telling each other stories. She enjoyed the stories I told that involved you the most. At night I could hear her crying, for you." Kol told him. He watched as Klaus's eyes grew wider.
Kol continued "I never touched her and she never wanted me to. She only ever wanted you and she still does."
Klaus rested his face in his hands and slowly let out a sigh. He felt sick. What had he done? He had made ridiculous assumptions and now she would surely hate him for all eternity. How could he expect her to ever trust him again.
Klaus wasted no time as he rushed out of the door passed Elijah and sped down to the dungeon. What had he done?
When he arrived at the dungeon he saw her. She was sleeping, her hair matted and sticking to her beautiful face from all the tears she had cried. She cried because she only ever cared for him and he said such horrendous things to her. He shook his head clearing it of the memory. He would work to earn her forgiveness and he would spend eternity worshipping this exquisite creature in front of him.
He gently unlocked her chains and held her closely as her limp body fell into his arms. She had exhausted herself during the night. He gently moved her hair from her face and placed a chaste kiss upon her cheek.
He saw dried blood covering the back of her head and looked up to the wall her body had been hanging from. He let out a gasp as he realized through all her cries and screams she must have pounded her head into the wall as well. If she were human it would have killed her.
She began to stir in his arms as he slowly carried her up to his room. He was in no hurry to let her go as he had no idea how long it would be till she was this close to him again. He felt her snuggle in closer to his chest as he continued walking down the long corridors. When they entered his room he gently placed her on his bed and covered her with a light blanket.
She looked like an angel, this angelic woman that had fought hard to tell him the truth only to have him push her away and cause her more pain. He would never forgive himself.
He sat next to her on the bed caressing her arm never once moving his gaze off her as she slept.
Hours passed and he finally heard her begin to stir. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around.
As her sleeping haze drifted away she was left with nothing but Klaus standing before her and the memory of his vicious behavior. A small part of her wanted to jump into his arms and beg him to listen to her but she realized she wouldn't do that. It did not matter what he said or what he did whether he tortured her, killed her or loved her. She no longer cared.
"Caroline, please forgive me. I am so ashamed. I should have listened to you, heard what you had to say. I was just so angry at the thought of you and Kol. I should have known better than to think so low of you. Please, love. Say something, anything." Klaus begged as he sat next to her and reached out for her hand.
She looked back at him and moved her hand away violently. "Do not touch me. Do not ever touch me!" She hissed.
"Sweetheart, I will do whatever is needed prove myself worthy of you." He replied now standing on front of her as she walked around the room.
Caroline turned looking back at him and flashed him a fake smile "I am not your sweetheart. Now if you will excuse me I am leaving." She told him as she made her way to the door.
"Caroline, wait." He called as he spun her around to face him.
She looked up and as her eyes locked with his he realized something was different. Her light that had always shown so brightly was gone.
"You turned it off." He whispered more to himself than to her.
She pulled away and shrugged "What do you care? I am nothing but a pitiful whore to you." She said it so calmly it frightened him.
He had broken her and as he watched her walk away all he could do was let her go, he hated himself too much to go after her. She deserved better than him.
Caroline left the room and began descending the stairs when Rebekah ran out from one of the other rooms and stepped in front of her.
"Caroline, hi, look my brothers explained everything to me. I wish you had trusted me with the truth but I also understand. So all is forgiven. I am so pleased you have returned to us" Rebekah said cheerfully and leaned in to hug Caroline.
Caroline backed away from the hug and looked up at Rebekah. "Ya…whatever."
Caroline shrugged and made her way down the stairs and out the front door. She needed a drink and had no clue where to find one but was certain there had to be some type of village or town close by. She made her way down the long gravel road just as she felt a gust of wind pass her.
"What do you want Kol?" She asked as he stood in front of her. She was tired and in no mood.
"You need to come back inside. We can do that the easy way or the hard way. You choice, darling." He told her firmly. He had overheard her and Klaus and instantly saw it himself as he stood before her.
"Not happening. You can't make me stay." She said as she walked around him.
"My sister is quite upset. Elijah is inside explaining to her that you turned your emotions off but why don't you explain to me, why you would do such a thing?" He asked as he stepped back in front of her.
"I didn't do anything. It just happened. Now get out of my way, Kol." She threatened.
Kol let out a small laugh "Sorry to say but you are no match for me. I cannot let you leave."
Caroline let out a loud huff and lunged forward. Instead of knocking him down like she planned he pinned her arms behind her back and ran back into the house with her. He took her straight up stairs to an unused guest room that had no windows and a strong thick wooden door and tossed her inside as gently as he could.
"Sorry sweetheart, until we get our old lovable Caroline back you are stuck with us." He said as he shut and locked the door.
Kol went back down to his siblings. Elijah was out back sending word to a local witch to come quickly to help but he knew it would still be at least a day possibly two before she would arrive.
"What do we do?" Rebekah asked sadly. "How could she just turn it off?" She finally had her dearest friend back only to lose her again so quickly.
"Well it seems our dear brother broke the poor girl." Kol taunted.
"Not the time Kol." Elijah sneered as he entered the room. Klaus handed his brother a drink as he walked towards his sister and sat down next to her.
She could see how upset Klaus was as he sat quietly, dinking, not making eye contact with anyone. This was his fault and he knew it.
As they all sat silently trying to figure out a plan of how they could help the girl that had slowly become like family to them, they heard a lot of commotion coming from out front of the home.
They all fled from the room and out the front door. The stopped as Elijah watched the head servant, George approach.
"What is the meaning of this?" Elijah demanded as he saw a three men from the village approaching the house.
"These men send word from the village." George spoke.
The oldest man of the group stepped forward and spoke "We have been informed there is a reward for anyone who spots a certain man entering in the village. Is that true?" The man held out a sketch Klaus had drawn and gave to the eldest member of the village a year earlier when they first settled in the area.
"Yes, what do you have for us?" Elijah asked eyeing the picture and then glanced back at the man waiting for his information.
"This man was spotted last night just outside the village. He was seen by both of my men here with me." He said and turned waving for the men to step forward. "Tell them what you saw."
The first man spoke. "The man in the sketch came through the woods and was asking about a family that he believed lived nearby. He described that girl there and said she would be accompanied by older brothers." The man pointed at Rebekah.
Rebekah swallowed hard and felt her heart sink as she knew it was only a matter of time before he found them again. She could not hide the worry on her face. Klaus reached down and squeezed her hand giving her a reassuring look.
"Thank you, George will bring out your reward in a moment." Elijah told them as he walked back in with his siblings.
Elijah handed George a bag of coins and then turned back to his siblings.
"Pack only what you need. We leave immediately."He commanded.
He then turned to Klaus as Kol and Rebekah rushed out of the room.
"Do what you must to ensure Caroline's safety. She must go with us. If Mikael finds her, he will try to use her against us, against you." Elijah said firmly.
Klaus understood and was well aware of what he needed to do. He had to get her away from this place and the only way she would go with them was if she was unconscious.
Klaus sped back to his room and threw a few things into a small trunk. Yelling at the servants to have it loaded on a carriage. He and His siblings would be riding horseback for a faster escape but they always packed a carriage to carry their most valuable personal items.
Klaus quickly made his way to the room Caroline had been kept in. He unlocked the door and walked in closing the door behind him in case she tried to escape before he was able to snap her neck. He hated what he had to do but it was for her own safety. He would make it up to her soon. As he looked around he quickly came to the realization that she was gone.
He ran out from the room and down the stairs, passed the servants and out towards the horses.
"She's gone, I must find her." Klaus yelled out as he climbed onto his horse and rode off into the direction he believed she would have gone.
Elijah, Kol and Rebekah looked on in horror as they feared he may not find her in time. Mikael was notorious for watching them before he made any type of move to close in on them. If he was near he would have known who she was to Klaus.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Caroline had managed to escape through a small passage hidden in the room. She was surprised Kol had forgotten it was there. She made her way through the woods when she suddenly turned at the sound of a twig snapping. She looked up and saw a tall middle aged man standing in front of her.
"Hello, you must be Caroline." The man spoke with a sadistic smile.
Caroline could see right by the look on his face and the rage in his eyes he was not someone to be trusted. Before she had a chance to run he reached out at her snapping her neck instantly.
"I am certain my children will be looking for you." He said to himself with a sinister laugh as he threw her limp body over his shoulder and walked deeper into the forest.
Ok I know another cliff hanger so sorry but I will start next chapter tomorrow know Caroline turned off her emotions but she loved him and he hurt her and considering vampire emotions are heightened it only made sense she would be extremely upset. She would want more than anything to yell the truth for him to hear. All that would be a lot to handle thus snapping and turning it off.
I hope you all like the chapter. I am very excited about next chapter because watch out going to be intense. Please review as it makes my day and reminds me that you all enjoy the story. Thanks so much. Have a great weekend!