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.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx27h3UGqLb
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1ZUfylejX
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs27wtc2F2
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtO2uThi48
He looks at me.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QY9yIdMMo
"Thank you."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T8IEotQMn
"You're welcome."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYrC1dWwpC
I help him to his feet.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5I4NZvPkc6
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsca05NNmGL
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqduJ34YbH3
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOGGCDEsQZ
I look at him.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bAvd9W5Qj
"So, what happened?"556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMR2qsa3Ela
"A vampire attack."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPtchnWYwg
"Who was it?"556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuq12HSKz0
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7yxOFB81r
I tense.556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH96mkZwmca
"Katherine?"556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFN1yJhYfx
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRhrMHuei0
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkwH49rEbB
"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."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQJU2KWGNw
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykeTLzrUw3
"Then let's go."556Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT6MMQ3CLQ
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.
