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.511Please respect copyright.PENANAcNBB64cRN3
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.511Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0cuNhM1LZ
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.511Please respect copyright.PENANA588Pm4tXt2
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.511Please respect copyright.PENANAWDnQcBBrR5
He looks at me.511Please respect copyright.PENANADsfAIhQd8U
"Thank you."511Please respect copyright.PENANA0P9acCCpHS
"You're welcome."511Please respect copyright.PENANAR2oInAI5tD
I help him to his feet.511Please respect copyright.PENANAhTOKJJR1MF
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."511Please respect copyright.PENANAkHUbYGq8lC
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.511Please respect copyright.PENANA2YQyMlLABc
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.511Please respect copyright.PENANAjnABlYnYcO
I look at him.511Please respect copyright.PENANAO4Dg0022jX
"So, what happened?"511Please respect copyright.PENANA07Ywf4HnWg
"A vampire attack."511Please respect copyright.PENANAgAgiqHJINX
"Who was it?"511Please respect copyright.PENANA3ETJ5zjnyc
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."511Please respect copyright.PENANA5XHIRwkkuK
I tense.511Please respect copyright.PENANA3MpNxn6bIM
"Katherine?"511Please respect copyright.PENANAVSTKDWKDVL
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."511Please respect copyright.PENANARUJGBoqQp3
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."511Please respect copyright.PENANAAZWdsJTg1q
"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."511Please respect copyright.PENANAR0xSoKZbrh
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."511Please respect copyright.PENANAFdqZGrhQ53
"Then let's go."511Please respect copyright.PENANAKaGsQ0zXgm
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.