Chapter X
Bonnie shivered uncontrollably. She was obviously underground and safely hidden away from anywhere that might prove habitable. Bracing her back against the wall, she extended her powers and passed through the boundaries of the room, searching for the mind of anyone who might be able to help her. There were six minds that brushed hers, powerful and malicious. They were extended around the compound and one of them belonged to her captor.
Frightened she pulled back, and felt their amusement.
He was coming back down. The connection between them was growing stronger, and she was long past understanding Brent's fear of this man.
The door slammed against the wall, burying the handle into the cement. "Feeling better? More relaxed?"
She stood up and moved along the wall, trying to maintain the same distance between them. He started to mirror her movements, obviously enjoying this and turning it into a game.
A short bark of laughter came from the doorway. A very blond man leaned against the frame. His eyes reminder her of Stefan, they were the green as oak leaves.
"This is the new toy?" His voice was rough and grating. It sounded like grinding glass.
"For me," her captor replied.
The man laughed again. He shifted in the doorway and planted both feet solidly on the ground. Just a suddenly as he appeared, his hand grabbed her forearm and pulled her back tightly against his chest.
She panicked and struggled. Her fear spiked when she couldn't reach her power, imprisoned away by the man who now approached her.
"N-name," she said, thrusting her chin out.
He stopped, tilting his head to the side. "What?"
"Your name. Can I at least have that?"
His smile was back. A hand rose and pulled at a strand of her hair. "There many interesting ways to exchange information than by simply telling you."
Bonnie's eyes widened and her struggles redoubled in effort. She remembered feeling this way once, fighting against a brick wall and getting nowhere.
As the thought of him entered her mind, she grabbed hold of her only saviour and screamed with mind and body, "DAMON!"
Bonnie shivered uncontrollably. She was obviously underground and safely hidden away from anywhere that might prove habitable. Bracing her back against the wall, she extended her powers and passed through the boundaries of the room, searching for the mind of anyone who might be able to help her. There were six minds that brushed hers, powerful and malicious. They were extended around the compound and one of them belonged to her captor.
Frightened she pulled back, and felt their amusement.
He was coming back down. The connection between them was growing stronger, and she was long past understanding Brent's fear of this man.
The door slammed against the wall, burying the handle into the cement. "Feeling better? More relaxed?"
She stood up and moved along the wall, trying to maintain the same distance between them. He started to mirror her movements, obviously enjoying this and turning it into a game.
A short bark of laughter came from the doorway. A very blond man leaned against the frame. His eyes reminder her of Stefan, they were the green as oak leaves.
"This is the new toy?" His voice was rough and grating. It sounded like grinding glass.
"For me," her captor replied.
The man laughed again. He shifted in the doorway and planted both feet solidly on the ground. Just a suddenly as he appeared, his hand grabbed her forearm and pulled her back tightly against his chest.
She panicked and struggled. Her fear spiked when she couldn't reach her power, imprisoned away by the man who now approached her.
"N-name," she said, thrusting her chin out.
He stopped, tilting his head to the side. "What?"
"Your name. Can I at least have that?"
His smile was back. A hand rose and pulled at a strand of her hair. "There many interesting ways to exchange information than by simply telling you."
Bonnie's eyes widened and her struggles redoubled in effort. She remembered feeling this way once, fighting against a brick wall and getting nowhere.
As the thought of him entered her mind, she grabbed hold of her only saviour and screamed with mind and body, "DAMON!"