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Chapter 54
A Denmark syndrome
I felt very strange when I woke up, something was wrong. First of all, my eyes were open but I couldn't see. I was lying on something soft but this didn't feel like my bed. My hands were above my head, I tried to move them but I couldn't. I had been tied up. The realization made me panic, I tried to struggle but the robes were too tight. What was going on? I tried to calm down, although I was scared and remember what had happened. I had been in my library reading a text from Klaus when… Oh no. I started to struggle again although it hurt; I had to free my hands.
"Woah, woah, easy now," a man's voice said.
I didn't recognize this voice, but he sounded like a young man. The bed squeaked under his weight when he sat down next to me. I tried instinctively to move further from him but I couldn't.
"So, how's it going?" he asked.
Was he serious? I had no way to communicate with him but I tried to move my head in order to get him to remove the blindfold. I flinched when he touched my hair.
"Why would anyone want to be with Klaus? I mean, the guy's a dick, he was going to kill me."
I swallowed; it wasn't a surprise that this was about Klaus. What did this man wanted with me? I felt him leaning closer.
"I don't get it…" he muttered.
"What are you doing?" a woman's voice asked. The man moved quickly away from me.
"Nothing, just having a little chat with Mrs. Klaus. She's not very chatty though."
"She's a mute, remember?"
I heard footsteps when the woman walked next to the bed.
"Are you alright?" she asked. "Nod if you are."
I hesitated before I nodded.
"Good. You want some water?"
I nodded again.
"Ty… get her some water," she said to the man.
She had been about to say his name but she hasn't, they didn't want me to be able to recognize them. That was good, maybe it meant that they were planning to let me go after getting what they wanted, what ever that was. The woman was quiet but I could practically feel her staring at me. Then she leaned closer, inhaling my scent. Oh no, she was a vampire.
"What are you?" she muttered, her fingers caressing my neck. I tried desperately to free my hands, although I knew it would be useless. She was going to feed on me, I was sure of it. My heart was pounding like a drum but there was nothing I could do to stop this.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing?" a new voice asked. It was a man's voice; there was something familiar about it. The woman gasped and backed away.
"I…I don't know what happened, her scent…"
"Get out; I think it's best that I'll take it from here."
"Yeah…I…" the woman muttered before I heard her walking out.
After that there was a moment of silence, I couldn't hear the man moving. Then he suddenly touched my face.
"I never thought that I would see you again… Funny."
Now I was sure that I had heard his voice before but I couldn't combine it to a face. Who was he and where had I met him?
"Here's water for Mrs. Klaus," the first man's voice said. "I've been thinking, I saw this movie, if we keep her long enough she could have a Denmark syndrome, wouldn't that be cool?"
"Get out."
"What ever, dude."
A Denmark syndrome? I guessed that he meant a Stockholm syndrome. That wasn't going to happen any time soon. I flinched when the second man leaned towards me and started to untie my hands. My wrists hurt, I hadn't even notice that before I was able to move them. Then he grabbed the blindfold, I quickly closed my eyes before he removed it. Maybe there was a chance that they would let me go if I wouldn't be able to identify him or the others.
"Open your eyes," he demanded.
I shook my head.
"Do it, River."
I froze; I definitely remembered now where I had met him. After a moment of hesitation, I slowly opened my eyes. There he was; the lonely vampire who had wanted to save his brother. He looked almost the same than back in the 20's, although his hair was a little longer now. His pale blue eyes were looking at me piercingly.
"I see that you recognize me," he stated. "I take it that you can't be compelled."
I got up to a sitting position and looked at him cautiously. What was going on, why had he kidnapped me?
"I heard that your real name is Anna," he said callously. "And that husband of yours happens to be Klaus… If I would have known that, things would have gone very differently."
Did he mean that he would have left me in that river? Probably. I tried to look calm and signed him the obvious question, what did he want?
"I'm afraid I can't understand you," he said. "But I would guess that you want to know why you are here."
I nodded and wondered where 'here' was. The room where I was didn't have any windows; actually it looked like a cell. It was furnished with the bed, a small table, a chair and a simple brown rug. The door looked thick and there was a big lock in it. Right now it was slightly open but I couldn't see what was behind it.
"I apologize for the accommodation, not quite what you have used to," he said coldly when I looked around. I turned my eyes to him, trying to understand had I done something to offend him. It seemed that he was angry at me.
"You're here because of your husband," he said keeping the same callous tone.
I had suspected that much, but I couldn't quite understand what he hoped to accomplish. Poor Klaus, he must be so worried about me… I instinctively reached for my locket but it wasn't on my neck. I looked up and met Damon's gaze.
"You'll just have to survive without the picture of your dear husband," he said coldly.
I couldn't understand why he had taken my locket. I pointed at him and myself, wanting to know why was he doing this. He crossed his arms and snorted.
"Tell me something, River, what kind of woman gives herself to a sadistic monster like Klaus?"
The bitterness in his voice confused me, I couldn't understand. He took a step towards me, making me to back away until my back was against the wall. I shivered when he caressed my cheek, staring at me piercingly.
"I bet Klaus is willing to bend over backwards in order to get you back, you're probably his favorite toy." He paused and leaned closer. "I have to admit that I'm curious, how does he like it? A little S/M?"
I was so shocked that I slapped him as hard as I could. He had no right to talk about my husband like that. For a moment he seemed surprised before he started to laugh.
"I knew that you're a little beast."
I tried to get past him, but he grabbed my arm. Before I managed to do anything, he was kissing me. Was he out of his mind? I pounded on his chest but he didn't seem to care. Finally he pulled away licking his lips.
"I've wanted to do that for a very long time," he muttered.
I glared at him and shook my head.
"Sweet River…"
"Damon?"
He took quickly a step back when someone shoved the door fully open. I gasped when I saw her standing in the doorway. Katerina Petrova.