When I head downstairs that morning, Katherine's at the bar in the kitchen. She's sipping a wine glass of red wine.428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMSnm4e2KZ
I enter the kitchen and sit at her left on a bar stool.428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2gWsmsgfN
"I'm glad you're feeling better, but what are you doing here?" I ask her.
"I came to see you. I heard that you told Damon."428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDo8EJ1XDD
"Yes. I hope that wasn't a mistake."428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nbJE1Vurt
"It wasn't. I just came by to thank you for that, and for what you did for me last night. I think I owe you one after that."428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLJOgV28HE
"You don't owe me anything, Katherine. I did it for Elena. Don't make me regret it."428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXPgp4W9IG
"Keep telling yourself that, Alaric. But I think you're starting to care. And it scares you that you're starting to care for a vampire like me. Because you know what others think of me."428Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSJOhkyGbw
As she speaks, I know she's right.
