Is it Destiny?

Chapter 4

Caroline was lying on the cold dirt floor in front of her cell door. She had fallen asleep after an hour of begging the guards to release her, she was not even sure if they could hear her as they never once looked in her direction. They spent the entire time staring straight ahead to the main dungeon door, never once looking away. She knew there were other prisoners down there with her, she had seen into the other cells when she arrived. Yet she never heard anything all night. She couldn't help but wonder if the other prisoners were afraid to speak. If so that meant she should be afraid as well. So after an hour she allowed sleep to claim her.

She awoke with a jerk as she felt pain shoot down her legs. Her eyes shot open as she noticed her flesh sizzling in the sun light shining through the small window. She quickly moved to the far wall and slid back to the ground. She felt tears burning her eyes but instead of sitting on the floor crying like a child she decided to toughen up. If she was going to survive this she needed to put on her big girl panties and play dirty. She heard a loud creak coming from the main room and tried to look out her cell without the sun hitting her but it was no use, her cheek was hit with a ray of light and she retreated to her corner.

She heard someone walking towards her cell and stopped to unlock it. She was afraid to run as without her ring she would not get far. A large man with dark brown hair walked into the cell. He was human, she could hear his heartbeat. She could tell by the way he held himself and the way he was dressed that he was not another guard.

"What is your name?" He asked roughly. She felt relief that he spoke English as she had no clue where or when she was.

"Caroline" She answered softly hoping he would take pity on her and let her go.

"You are one of them?" He stated more than asked.

"One of whom? I don't understand. I am just a girl, what do you...

"Silence! you will answer my questions but speak no further." He commanded.

She nodded as she hid her fear. She had to stay strong.

"Who created you?" He asked.

"I don't know" She lied as it seemed easier than the truth.

"So you expect me to believe that you were created and left alone?" He asked skeptically.

"Yes" she nodded.

"Well then, how fortunate for my lord. Your maker's loss will be his gain." He said with a sinister smile before turning and walking out leaving a guard to lock the door behind him.

She felt her anger boil over, she wanted out of this hell hole and would stop at nothing till she could find a witch and get sent home. Even if she could find Klaus she was certain he would not remember her. Did he even know what Kol had done to her in the past? Did he think she was dead? She was pulled from her thoughts as she heard someone whispering to her.

"Hello?" she called

"Ssssh, over here." She heard as she looked against the wall that was connected to another cell. She noticed a small hole where a brick had been and saw an eye staring at her. She crawled over to the hole avoiding the sunlight from the window.

"Who are you?" She said in a whisper hoping the guards would not hear. She needed answers and this was her best shot.

"My name is Jonas, I would ask for yours but I must admit, I had been listening earlier, Caroline." He said her name in such a way that made her feel dirty. She pushed the thought from her mind as she needed answers.

"Where are we?" she asked her voice pleading.

"You my lady have found yourself in the dungeon of a very dangerous man. Neither man nor woman has ever met him and lived to speak of it." He replied with hint of fear.