My vision is blurry and I'm sitting against a wall, when I sense a vampire. But at this point, I don't rightfully care. I'm dying anyway. I was attacked by a vampire. I don't feel pain at the moment, so I'm probably in shock from all the blood loss. My wounds are terrible. I have a gash on my stomach and some bites to my left shoulder, both arms, and right hand. I have some scratches on other parts of me and feel blood on the right side of my head.519Please respect copyright.PENANAD2zxAgeyu8
"Alaric?" I hear a familiar voice question.519Please respect copyright.PENANAaxXj0hrF6o
I blurrily see her kneel down in front of me and look at me. She has a worried face.519Please respect copyright.PENANAKHplez0Jo0
"Katherine," I whisper, as I start to feel cold.519Please respect copyright.PENANAKdf8xJAqNL
"Alaric, you need to live," she says.519Please respect copyright.PENANAzQSmZkE6FA
"I will. When I come back," I reply.519Please respect copyright.PENANAO1ctcA4xY3
"Where's your ring? It's missing," she says, scared.519Please respect copyright.PENANAiDAMlZIr5A
"What do you mean?"519Please respect copyright.PENANAdDBMahDkXA
"I mean, it's not on your finger."519Please respect copyright.PENANAtMNbecGBVz
I know she's right, even though I can hardly feel anything. She wouldn't lie to me.519Please respect copyright.PENANAByJfuIPwLk
"It'll be fine," I say, trying to calm her.519Please respect copyright.PENANAd68sANkP1g
"No. You need my blood, Alaric. It'll heal you."519Please respect copyright.PENANARDxmvXTPRq
I don't answer her, because now I can't. I can't focus and it's all I can do to breathe. I've died before, but I've never felt like this. I've never felt so cold before. But all the other times, I had had my ring on.519Please respect copyright.PENANAGkmond8u5d