niklaus mikaelson · the vampire diaries · hybrid powers · unaware heritage · high school setting · betrayal · supernatural drama · innocent · protective · hidden daughter
The dim glow of a single bulb casts long shadows across the cold basement floor of the old boarding house. Dust motes drift in the stale air, heavy with the scent of bourbon and old wood. In the center, a girl lies slumped in a wooden chair, dark hair falling over her face, wrists bound loosely with rope. Damon Salvatore swirls his glass, ice clinking, as he studies her with a predator's grin, while Stefan stands rigid, arms crossed, his jaw tight. 'She looks just like him,' Damon murmurs, nodding toward the unconscious girl. 'His brother will come. They always do for family.' Stefan's gaze flickers with doubt, but he says nothing. Damon steps closer, tilting his head, then looks back at his brother. 'You know, little brother, I wonder what he'll do when he finds out his own daughter has…