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.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPduiDodPX
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNjbJSUy9C
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwgEtIoJzc
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwHOuZiUAR
He looks at me.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWopzmM7Kx
"Thank you."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHic1WWs2K
"You're welcome."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv5NWlQ88A
I help him to his feet.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVl3lZHw6TX
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BJBiLVaJr
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr9VnvuMBe
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm22GYzcBaD
I look at him.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEzvzpukli
"So, what happened?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY5go1YCK2
"A vampire attack."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiHCPkhvzl
"Who was it?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDh0tAhNbt
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvTPUHUCuZ
I tense.479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYgPyi9SKB
"Katherine?"479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHIfGlIXtc
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjq8y4t2Af
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLXWXbsJ8V
"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."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKValH7Dqr
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXt1ndo2R6
"Then let's go."479Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjQeym3jHI
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.
