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.552Please respect copyright.PENANAc6S2bpbPhC
"Alaric?" I hear a familiar voice question.552Please respect copyright.PENANA1bUVXQzNVJ
I blurrily see her kneel down in front of me and look at me. She has a worried face.552Please respect copyright.PENANAMVzb82U8aX
"Katherine," I whisper, as I start to feel cold.552Please respect copyright.PENANA27hUYe9S03
"Alaric, you need to live," she says.552Please respect copyright.PENANAUQIZxEtaKV
"I will. When I come back," I reply.552Please respect copyright.PENANAplgyLwsiGA
"Where's your ring? It's missing," she says, scared.552Please respect copyright.PENANApEyzSR7vVh
"What do you mean?"552Please respect copyright.PENANAvnziyZGn61
"I mean, it's not on your finger."552Please respect copyright.PENANAiY2tNy4H9e
I know she's right, even though I can hardly feel anything. She wouldn't lie to me.552Please respect copyright.PENANA96xtPdOamO
"It'll be fine," I say, trying to calm her.552Please respect copyright.PENANA0ozQCkAra2
"No. You need my blood, Alaric. It'll heal you."552Please respect copyright.PENANAhG9M5JzVbo
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.552Please respect copyright.PENANAKh84i7Y8hS