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.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyWye7dvNn
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CJfEtBkOE
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS1HglvzYZ
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXRA8FQdT4
He looks at me.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy11UyTbv6Q
"Thank you."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3necTVWjV
"You're welcome."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi0mW7Ld6m
I help him to his feet.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7irkzIa8p
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmPW8Vg7BK
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aFijfcqA2
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsdxAE72kR
I look at him.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OmYGmPsYv
"So, what happened?"501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ZzAhNghQ
"A vampire attack."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVUxtWyAbq
"Who was it?"501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAanhp8o67
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpIjGmu0V9
I tense.501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeua7JIoWW
"Katherine?"501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7doVLFMR2M
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0zqsCpyuZ
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhIlmREK68
"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."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLM2LA8blG
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUfNkSK9g4
"Then let's go."501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iGZWXsNP1
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.
