Chapter 27
You're not allowed, you're uninvited
I felt warm and safe. A part of me knew that I was dreaming but I didn't care. I was happy. But my pillow felt strange. I tried to fluff it when I heard someone chuckling.
"Well, well, apparently you are starting to warm up to me."
I opened my eyes. My head was on Kol's lap. I got up as fast as I could. He was smirking.
"Please continue, my darling. That felt very nice."
I tried to get away from him when I noticed that we were in a moving carriage. I panicked and tried to open the door but he grabbed my hands.
"No, I do not think so."
I tried to get him to free my hands but he just pulled me back on his lap. I was hitting and scratching him but he didn't seem to care.
"Oh, how I love wildcats", he said smirking.
He held my head still and kissed me. I slapped him as hard as I could. That only made him chuckle.
"This will be fun. But let's make one thing clear right now. For now on, you belong to me."
I stopped struggling and stared at him. Since I couldn't shout at him, I had to settle for shaking my head. I would never belong to him. He smiled.
"Would you like to know where we are going?"
I scowled him but I nodded. I needed to know where he was taking me.
"We are going to Spain."
To Spain? No… I shook my head trying desperately to plead his good side, although I doubted that he had one. He smiled and touched my hair.
"Do not worry darling, you will love our destination. It is nice and private. No one will bother us there, I promise you."
I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. I begged him to let me go. That he did understand.
"Sweetheart", he said wiping my tears away. "There is no reason to cry. I know this is a big change for you but in time you will learn to like me. Who knows, maybe you will even love me."
How could he say that? That would never happen. I would run as soon as I would have a chance. All I wanted was go back home to Klaus and Elijah. It hurt to even think about them. They were probably so worried about me. How could Kol do this? He pulled me closer and sniffed my hair.
"You have no idea how lucky you are", he mumbled. "If I would not have tasted your blood…well, I can guarantee this is better for you than my original plan. And now my brother's debt to me is paid so you should be happy."
I turned to look at him. What debt? I signed the question to him and apparently he understood.
"As I said, my brother took something from me, but no matter. You will make it all up to me."
This must be about some woman. Kol had loved her. I pointed at him and placed my hands above my heart. He smiled.
"Love is nothing but a weakness", he said bitterly. "That is something my brother taught me. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard that he had got married. At first I thought he did not really care about you but when I saw him with you… That was almost too good to be true. He practically handed me a perfect weapon to make him pay. And what a pretty little weapon it is."
I flinched when he kissed my cheek. I tried to get away from his lap but he didn't let me. He held me still until I finally stopped struggling. It was obviously useless. I felt his lips on my neck.
"Good girl. I am confident that you will sooner or later come around."
I forced myself to hold still. I had to wait for my opportunity to run. If he thought I would stay with him, he could guess again.
...
"He is dead. Truly dead", Klaus said icily.
"Nik…" Rebekah started.
Klaus picked up the nearest vase and threw it against the wall.
"He took my wife! I will rip his head off!"
Rebekah didn't say anything.
"We will find them", Elijah said. He sounded calm but Klaus could saw that he was worried.
"Yes we will. No matter what it takes. And if Kol have hurt my Anna… he will pay for it with his life."
"He is still our brother Nik…"
Klaus wasn't listening. He was already heading out. He had never felt such a rage before. There was only one thing he could think about. He had to get his Anna back.
...
Spain, 4 months later
My wrists were bleeding but I didn't give up. I tried to free my hands over and over again but the ropes were too strong. Still I kept trying. I have tried to escape so many times that Kol tied me up to the bed when ever he wasn't here. He didn't trust that the servants could watch me. I stopped when the door opened and Kol walked in. He looked at my wrists and sighed.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" he murmured and started to untie my hands. "It gives me no pleasure to keep you tied up like this but you have left me no choice."
He examined my wrists and started to lick the wounds. I knew that wouldn't be enough for him so I didn't bother to resist when he bit my neck. I was just crying silently.
"Stop crying", he said annoyed. "I mean it, stop right now! I have given you everything and this is how you repay me? All you do is cry, cry and cry! I am sick of it! Do you think that I care if you are unhappy? Do you?"
He was walking back and forth apparently trying to calm down. I just lied on the bed. I didn't care what he would do.
"Anna, I am sorry that I lost my temper", he finally said. "What can I do to make it better?"
I signed to him the same word than many times before. Home. That made him angry again.
"This is your home now, how many times do I have to explain that to you? You belong to me!"
I shook my head. He grabbed my chin.
"I have been good to you, have I not? I have given you new gowns, nice jewelry, everything you could possibly want. Would it be so difficult to show me a little affection?"
I turned my head away. He sighed.
"Why are you being so stubborn? Even if I would let you go, do you honestly think my brother would just take you back?"
I didn't look at him.
"Fine, I did not want to tell you this but I happen to know that he has found someone else."
I felt a lump on my throat. I prayed that he was lying.
"Her name is Nicole, I heard that she is very beautiful", he continued. "And she is a vampire, just as ruthless as my brother. They are simply a perfect match. He had forgotten all about you."
No, I refused to believe that. Kol sat on the bed next to me and touched my cheek.
"You see my darling; you have no one except me. The sooner you accept that, the better."