He doesn't answer me, when I tell him what he needs. And I can hear his ragged breathing and slowing heart. He can barely breathe and I know this.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJK1c16QNp
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQIPVqu166
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmb50Zocov
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6ICSauNBg
He looks at me.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvfj9ocyCQ
"Thank you."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3UMQgYrBL
"You're welcome."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgNhsVzw1s
I help him to his feet.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS94WTqzbwX
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbNdDZb7bW
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8JkpstbdX
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qW56J77gS
I look at him.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0ViQB5iRv
"So, what happened?"540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm3tbZe9Ib
"A vampire attack."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfcFziwov5
"Who was it?"540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkBl44Xw4F
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU88vu7E228
I tense.540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtiOh0tAal
"Katherine?"540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvNBVGLzOF
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zHB20Q8d8
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbirSYr0kF
"Logan was Elena's Aunt Jenna's old boyfriend. Someone, I don't know who, must've turned him. He might be looking for Jenna. He might not know that she's dead."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBax4tPvZLf
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u6zL7IxF5
"Then let's go."540Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7LkCiV1Jr
We head out the back, closing the door behind us, walking side by side. And as we walk, I use my senses to guide me, searching for his scent and Elena's.
