Yaay! I'm posting another chapter! I hope you guys liked the surprise with Caroline's pregnancy and I'm sorry for the lack of Klaroline action…I hope you can forgive me and still leave some reviews so that I know you're still with me :D

I'll try to make this angst-y part lighter, but there will be sadness ahead so you have been warned. Also…Katherine is gonna make her evil appearance soon ;)

The sun was shining over the endless ocean, signaling the fast approach of the night as Klaus and Stefan were sitting on the terrace, smoking and chilling as they waited for Caroline to return. They knew they still had to talk to the guy that had made them the deal and get him off their backs.

Klaus sighed as he looked at his watch again, seeing that there were less than 2 hours left before they had to go. Stefan looked at it, too, taking out his phone as he took another drag form the cigarette then handing it to Klaus as he dialed the number.

"This is Alex" The man answered and Stefan took a deep breath before putting the phone on speaker.

"Hey, Alex…you're on speaker, Klaus is next to me" Stefan began as Klaus looked back at the door again, getting impatient.

"And?" The man asked back, his tone clearly not so friendly anymore. Stefan looked at Klaus and he nodded slightly as he took a drag of the cigarette.

"We changed our minds…we're coming aboard." Stefan lied, hoping that the man wouldn't catch on. He shared a look with Klaus as they both heard the man hesitate.

"Hmm…Happy to hear that" Alex spoke, but he seemed a bit off. Stefan raised an eyebrow as Klaus frowned. That was not the reaction they had been expecting.

"So…look we want to go over the details. How about…first thing tomorrow morning?" Stefan asked, already wary of the long pauses that Alex was making. They were both frowning, hoping that the man wouldn't catch onto them.

"We'll get back to you." Alex said before ending the call briskly. Both Stefan and Klaus stood there, not knowing what exactly to make of that call, but they were glad that they had the flight ready and they would be far away before Alex could get back to them.

The only thing that they were waiting for was for Caroline to get back. Klaus looked at his watch again, furrowing his brows as he tried not to read too much into the fact that Caroline was not there yet. Clearly she had gotten caught up talking to Bonnie or something like that. Still, he just wanted her to come home already so that they could leave. He missed her and he only needed to know that they were safe, far away from here.

As the sun descended more and more into the ocean, Klaus and Stefan were lounging outside on the terrace, still smoking cigarettes and waiting for Caroline. Nik was beginning to worry about her, still checking his watch every five minutes and looking back at the door, expecting her to walk through it every minute now.

Instead of hearing the door open, they both heard the ringtone that signaled a new message on the laptop and they looked at each other, not knowing what it could be. Both Stefan and Klaus went inside, slightly alarmed at the sound.

It wasn't until they actually opened the laptop that they felt their whole world crumble. Klaus' eyes widened, snapping his head back at Stefan as if he wanted to confirm the fact that he wasn't hallucinating. Stefan's shocked face clearly portrayed his fear and utter disbelief as they both gulped at the sight on the screen.

The terrifying sight had Nik's heart shatter in a million pieces as both he and Stefan stared with watery eyes at the girl that was strapped to a chair, their girl. There were a few masked people around her and she had clearly been hit as her lip was cut and bloody. Someone had taken the laptop closer to her, the webcam capturing her face as someone slapped her across the face, making her open her eyes.

They had gotten Caroline and they were hurting her. Her blonde hair was a mess, hiding her face as she slowly regained consciousness. She was gasping for air, clearly confused about what was happening as she blinked rapidly, seeing the worried faces of both Nik and Stefan on the screen of a laptop.

Her head was pounding, the dread settling into the pit of her stomach as she watched Nik and Stefan look back at her through the screen and she felt tears pricking her eyes. She was clearly in shock and incredibly afraid, but she wanted to be strong and not let her kidnaper know exactly how desperate she was to get back to Nik.

"Care…Hi" Stefan whispered, barely able to find words to address her. Seeing her like that was not something that either of them was prepared for. She heard him however and tried her best to respond.

"Hi…" She croaked out, her voice husky and her throat already hurting her from the effort of speaking. Caroline could barely stay conscious, but she tried her best, knowing that both Nik and Stefan would do whatever they could to get her out and she needed to be strong and hang in there until they did.

"I'm so sorry about this, baby…we're gonna get you out, I promise!" Stefan whispered, furrowing his brows as his eyes became a bit blurry with unshed tears. Klaus was also watching her, clearly too affected by seeing her like that to even notice the unfamiliar sting of tears in his eyes. Still, he needed to be strong and he couldn't afford to appear weak for even a second because Caroline's life depended on them now.

"We'll get you back, sweetheart. I promise…stay strong, okay? I love you…" Nik swallowed hard, seeing a ghost of a smile form on her bloody lips as she tried to look at him. Caroline felt another slap across her cheek, probably trying to keep her awake as she felt her eyelids close.

"I love you, Nik…Just…get me out of here…" Caroline managed to whisper back, her voice breaking as she saw the determination that settled on both her boys' faces. She wanted to believe that they'd actually get her out of there, but she couldn't help but think that she wouldn't make it.

Her eyes were closing, the exhaustion of the day catching up with her as she felt a wave of dizziness take over her, blurring her vision. She gulped, knowing that things were probably going to get worse. She tried to hold her head high, to see them, but it literally felt like it weighted a ton.

Her heart started pounding as a fresh wave of despair took over her, remembering that now she needed to watch for the small life that was growing in her belly. Instinctively, she wanted to wrap her arms around her midsection to protect her baby, but she felt her hands tied tightly on the chair.

She was frantic now, not knowing how she was supposed to act. Should she tell them she was pregnant or should she hide it? Chances were that they'd torture her further and she couldn't risk the baby's life but she could tell that these people were by no means merciful. Her head was spinning again, the painful throbbing making her sick and she knew that she was about to pass out again as her vision clouded and she took one last look at Nik before everything went dark again.

Klaus and Stefan were both looking helplessly at Caroline as they saw the screen turn black and they both heard another voice through the laptop, knowing that it was probably the one that had her. Klaus' whole body was tense, his brain being focused on coming up with a solution as he tried to keep his temper under control.

Seeing the woman he loved like that had made a great impact on him, had shattered his hard exterior and made his eyes burn with tears, knowing how much she was suffering. He wanted to have her in his arms, to know that she was safe and to make whoever was the one that took her pay for the harm that they had done already.

Caroline was his light in the darkness, his bubble of happiness and love and he couldn't even begin to understand how someone could do this to her, to such a good and loving person like her. She had never hurt anyone and she didn't fucking deserve being treated like that! His blood was boiling with rage and he clenched his fists as he heard the voice.

"Which one of you is mister 'nothing personal'?" The voice asked, as Stefan and Klaus shared a look. There was no way that they were going to let anyone harm Caroline again. Whatever the bastard wanted, they'd give it to him only to see Caroline back and safe.

"I'm here…" Stefan said, but Klaus had felt his anger rise, his chest heaving as he tried to compose himself, but failed, yelling at the screen.

"If you fucking touch her" Klaus had begun, but Stefan quickly grabbed his arm.

"Shut up...shut up, alright? Look…we can negotiate." Stefan pleaded almost, losing his patience and wanting to get Caroline back as soon as possible, fearing what they could do to her.

"We made you a deal to which we expected compliance…you lied to us." The voice said and both of them gritted their teeth and were hardly able to control their emotions.

"We'll do whatever you want." Stefan sighed as he tried to keep his calm as he tried to come up with a plan.

"If that reflects a change in attitude, you'll have to prove it."

"That's not a problem…" Stefan answered as he and Klaus shared a look, knowing that they both agreed that whatever they needed to do to get Caroline back, they'd do it.

"Really? 'Cause it was a problem before…" The voice drawled, apparently set on driving them mad with fury.

"It's not now!" Stefan ground out as he gripped the table, his calm and collected demeanor slipping away.

"Good…now let me speak to mister 'eat shit caviar'." The voice asked as Klaus looked over at Stefan, still trying to try and keep his head cool so that they could make a deal.

"I'm here." He stepped in front of Stefan, ready to 'negotiate'.

"You insulted me" The voice said, lightly and Klaus' fists clenched in anger.

"I'm sorry…" He spit the words through gritted teeth, knowing that he was far from sorry and that he should have done more than just insult them.

"No you're not. Take out your gun." Both were looking at the screen, wide eyed and angry, but Klaus finally did as he was asked, thinking about Caroline the entire time and wanting to get her back as soon as possible and by any means.

"Now stick it in that vulgar mouth of yours" Klaus swallowed hard, seeing the video of Caroline reappear in the corner of the screen.

"I'm doing it!" Klaus shouted as he heard the whimpers of Caroline's broken voice. She was

crying as the guy standing next to her had his hand closing around her neck. How could anyone be so fucking sick to harm someone like Caroline?

"Now put your finger on the trigger" The voice said, sickeningly slow and enunciating every word. Klaus felt the rush of fear course through him, but he thought about how Caroline must be feeling and he pushed all fears aside.

"No God! There's got to be a better way!" Stefan yelled out, frantically, but Klaus pushed him aside as he took a deep breath, knowing that for Caroline's sake he'd do anything. He closed his eyes and was about to pull the trigger when the voice resonated through his ears, making him falter.

"Stop! You may take it out now" Klaus froze in place, slowly taking his gun out as he tried to catch his breath, fear still coursing through him even though he didn't want to admit it. The situation was absolutely terrifying even for him.

"Next time we ask you to do something we don't want to hear 'eat shit caviar' am I clear?" The voice made them sick already, but Klaus simply gritted his teeth, knowing that he couldn't respond impulsively.

"Yes." He closed his eyes, wishing that all of this would be over soon.

"Good. You'll make a delivery to us into La Vista of 300 pounds. You have 5 hours or your pretty little blonde will suffer…" The voice finished, showing Caroline again close up and she had one lonely tear running down her cheek as she looked at them.

As soon as the screen went black, both Stefan and Klaus were breathing heavily, their emotions getting out of control as they thought about Caroline and even though they wanted to appear tough, both were barely able to fight off tears. It was the worst thing that they could have done to both Stefan and Klaus - take away their light…and they were feeling desperate.

"We got to move!" Nik recovered first, blinking slowly, trying to erase the image of Caroline strapped to a chair from his mind and focus on completing the deal. He turned to Stefan, both clearly affected by the situation greatly, but trying to think clearly and get Caroline out of that mess as soon as possible.

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Caroline opened her eyes to find herself in another room, clearly a motel room of some sorts, but not as bad as the room in which she had been before. Her head was still pounding and she tried to blink away the fuzziness as she looked around, seeing that she wasn't alone.

"Finally you're awake." A woman greeted her, her dark hair and dark eyes giving her the chills as she saw the woman stand. Her red lips curved into a sly smirk as she flipped her perfectly curled hair to the side.

Caroline looked down at herself, seeing that she was no longer strapped to the chair and sighed in relief as she tried to stand up, but felt another wave of nausea hit her. She hated not being in control of the situation and not knowing if her baby was alright, but she had to try her best to not harm him.

"Can I get some water?" Caroline asked silently, her voice still husky as she looked up at the woman. Without even looking her way, the woman had grabbed a bottle of water and came towards her, narrowing her eyes as she watched Caroline's hands shake when she tried to grab it.

"You look like hell…" The woman contemplated and Caroline, for the first time noticed the marks on her wrists and the way that her hand was shaking. She knew that she needed to keep the little strength she had to actually take care of herself so that the baby would be ok.

She took a sip of water, sighing as the refreshing liquid ran down her throat. As she took another steadying breath, she managed to stand up and walk over to the bed before she noticed that the woman was still watching her intently.

"Could I have some food, also?" Caroline whispered, not really knowing what she was allowed to ask and what not. She saw that the woman was staring at her as she tried to head into the bathroom, following her and watching as she splashed some water on her face. Caroline noticed that she had pulled out her phone and texted someone.

"I'll give you food, Caroline…after all you are my guest and I don't intend on killing you if your boys keep their end of the deal. I'm Katherine by the way…" The woman smiled sickly at her and Caroline tried not to get overly emotional as she mentioned her boys. She wanted to see Nik so bad…tell him about the baby.

As she made it back to the bed, Caroline felt her eyes burn with unshed tears as she instinctively wrapped her arms around her belly, only now realizing that she could not offer this baby the protection that it needed. She wanted to feel safe and be with Nik, but a feeling of dread enveloped her as she realized that there was a possibility that Nik would not know that she was even expecting his child.

Tears spilled onto her cheeks as she started sobbing uncontrollably, not even caring if she was breaking down in front of Katherine, who had been silently sitting on an armchair and sipping her whiskey.

"Stop wailing…it's giving me a headache. I said you'll be fine as long as the boys comply with my requests." Katherine raised an eyebrow as she saw Caroline trying to seem strong as she hugged herself, but stopped crying. She was looking at her with interest, noticing something strange in the blonde's behavior, but before she could ask her anything, the food arrived and she opened the door to take it.

Caroline had tried to calm down and think clearly, not wanting to give Katherine any more satisfaction as she picked at her food. She was not hungry at all, but she had wanted food, knowing that she was eating for two now. The food was actually making her sick to her stomach and she didn't even know how to reach the bathroom faster as she threw up all of the food.

"Oh my God!" She heard Katherine gasp from behind her as she reached the bathroom door. She felt her heart drop as she realized that Katherine had probably figured out about her secret.

"You're pregnant!"

Yep! Katherine was the evil bitch that had been behind it all, but now that she knows would it make a difference? Will Nik find out about the baby soon?

Let me know what you think of this so far and please leave a review! :D

xoxo Rose