My vision is blurry and I'm sitting against a wall, when I sense a vampire. But at this point, I don't rightfully care. I'm dying anyway. I was attacked by a vampire. I don't feel pain at the moment, so I'm probably in shock from all the blood loss. My wounds are terrible. I have a gash on my stomach and some bites to my left shoulder, both arms, and right hand. I have some scratches on other parts of me and feel blood on the right side of my head.539Please respect copyright.PENANAFb71G3lDd7
"Alaric?" I hear a familiar voice question.539Please respect copyright.PENANAQNItKzjstu
I blurrily see her kneel down in front of me and look at me. She has a worried face.539Please respect copyright.PENANAMLd61oDLTK
"Katherine," I whisper, as I start to feel cold.539Please respect copyright.PENANAwjxKUlyWDU
"Alaric, you need to live," she says.539Please respect copyright.PENANAAILzPLFeo5
"I will. When I come back," I reply.539Please respect copyright.PENANAVm9Cb9rbV3
"Where's your ring? It's missing," she says, scared.539Please respect copyright.PENANA5FNbYclln8
"What do you mean?"539Please respect copyright.PENANAmXXa2Kz8Cn
"I mean, it's not on your finger."539Please respect copyright.PENANA25ar3snL4E
I know she's right, even though I can hardly feel anything. She wouldn't lie to me.539Please respect copyright.PENANAUnOGlnRnVe
"It'll be fine," I say, trying to calm her.539Please respect copyright.PENANAUW7ZLTJbIN
"No. You need my blood, Alaric. It'll heal you."539Please respect copyright.PENANA7L4j5XtrQb
I don't answer her, because now I can't. I can't focus and it's all I can do to breathe. I've died before, but I've never felt like this. I've never felt so cold before. But all the other times, I had had my ring on.539Please respect copyright.PENANAJWqmMAB2Zd