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.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpFm7lOBjH
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r2xDV1NZn
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF7WsgbwAx
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9Cnc82k2n
He looks at me.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI8LLI6ncu
"Thank you."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBFprbNKY8
"You're welcome."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsOLIZV86Y
I help him to his feet.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQM1FrURRv
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPbxhevvbj
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzl2E6psaU
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3YumSBJL3
I look at him.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjF7BAzb0I
"So, what happened?"553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI311rG1HN4
"A vampire attack."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAtoaefNoa
"Who was it?"553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ulNvznbmK
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpm6aq91y3s
I tense.553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehryh1WGGz
"Katherine?"553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruXahq0y1I
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvSwjOstfP
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoUX7j1n7J
"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."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XUcqXqVlm
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3kaueehuz
"Then let's go."553Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgsSqzWGAi
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.
