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.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYEg0AH6eh
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcVQG8rjrS
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETYAVjFOZm
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPbpeTD1Xx
He looks at me.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ox74LZx4G
"Thank you."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQPcUiXWsN
"You're welcome."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmH8g3Mqss
I help him to his feet.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU4CTqc1yN
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUROO6vkt8T
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BOMUFFrJZ
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsk6BGVHkm4
I look at him.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4ADfZxK0d
"So, what happened?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjD0f3DNat
"A vampire attack."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12x20zgSnj
"Who was it?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT0rkYcAAC
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7sxvsYLNg
I tense.574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBo6az7UNA
"Katherine?"574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkYvvlcQEw
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP21eyFSPti
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9nJ2NBAax
"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."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YdD2cwYgE
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7PNs7z5o0
"Then let's go."574Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdt1DOIjAL
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.
