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.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwhQO10EpT
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJszllOGPz4
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAesOldXNBN
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCveubWV3u
He looks at me.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtt4RbTneI
"Thank you."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeqpt0aDPk
"You're welcome."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXYgJNoMt0
I help him to his feet.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjIUsTsK4m
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxpdVRyEUA
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ302G3KSkb1
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4V0ZAuxrK
I look at him.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9d7wkPqiny
"So, what happened?"559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqdJFEb04b
"A vampire attack."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbuHqvmAgA
"Who was it?"559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0gHYJoqqr
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgTXVQKFUb
I tense.559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsy6xD3lMLS
"Katherine?"559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2w1UMoRNN
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiVobMmnaE
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w2L910hN9
"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."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0obTQcykj
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu8q8eAc7R
"Then let's go."559Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQZYqLwEeX
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.
