The year is 1450 B.C. and the Israelite's are enslaved in Egypt. The current pharaoh is Mikael the third. The pharaoh has a son Prince Niklaus. There is an Israelite slave named Caroline. She is of 18 years and her family has been enslaved for the past 396 years. Niklaus spots her one day and he doesn't understand why he suddenly feels pity for the beautiful blonde girl.

Caroline Forbes became Tyler Lockwood's slave when she turned 18. After being abused for seven months, she has to attend to a public humiliation and an auction where she'll be sold to another master. What happens when her new master discovers a broken woman behind the mask of strong woman she puts on ? And when he finds himself falling for that very same woman ?

Caroline had a great life. She was living in Chicago, had an okay job, the best friends in the world, and an amazing daughter. Being a single Mom wasn't the easiest job, but she managed. It all changed when Caroline went to England for a wedding, and she came face to face with someone she thought she would never see again. The reason she doesn't date men with accents.

When Caroline was but a small child of 6 years old, something terrible happened. Her whole family was slaughtered, everyone died but Caroline, saved by the love of her mother. Rebekah found the frightened Caroline and took her home. With the help of her brothers she raised her to become a beautiful woman.

The Mikaelson family had a saying. "Love beyond family is the greatest weakness. We do not feel and we do not care." It was a code he lived by. So why did he save the girl? Klaus / Caroline.