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.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd3fxOz2Js
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgdJh0tmvI
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85SpOYyuXn
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMldtrCR6D
He looks at me.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdR97F0q8R
"Thank you."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxPc1a1q1M
"You're welcome."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM5Mly7BvO
I help him to his feet.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sVRIKoYoo
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfLPROhIFK
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiKL0uh6q0
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayUR8OUbjA
I look at him.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dDcmi9huQ
"So, what happened?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW0IWk7rqh
"A vampire attack."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0X2Axt3Lx
"Who was it?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uzBX634JZ
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEQwLo0JYX
I tense.530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufkjFvvukq
"Katherine?"530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSPdQQANgN
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhMH26C32m
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfGs2WQoEf
"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."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHGfQrjtCP
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Uux9X5qg3
"Then let's go."530Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZuWz8HMux
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.
