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.533Please respect copyright.PENANAoQH0x9GBZF
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.533Please respect copyright.PENANAE7PFUvbtDX
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.533Please respect copyright.PENANALWMg0cZBOe
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.533Please respect copyright.PENANAb7ce1FB3oz
He looks at me.533Please respect copyright.PENANA9zx9DBtDgm
"Thank you."533Please respect copyright.PENANAF3HxyCXSba
"You're welcome."533Please respect copyright.PENANAMJDyO59G6J
I help him to his feet.533Please respect copyright.PENANAms5TDRqf06
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."533Please respect copyright.PENANAgQEJtOD5RF
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.533Please respect copyright.PENANAyXbwq7XQdq
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.533Please respect copyright.PENANALgUyfbNMuD
I look at him.533Please respect copyright.PENANAQAxDP9EC7H
"So, what happened?"533Please respect copyright.PENANA1Kx402IJ7g
"A vampire attack."533Please respect copyright.PENANAf5G1cPtpFc
"Who was it?"533Please respect copyright.PENANA9KqF70yEjg
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."533Please respect copyright.PENANA4bIjoes4qt
I tense.533Please respect copyright.PENANAbIPPnSobuQ
"Katherine?"533Please respect copyright.PENANALUfq5DMSZ5
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."533Please respect copyright.PENANAQP70mVZD0T
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."533Please respect copyright.PENANA2NcBNhbMTk
"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."533Please respect copyright.PENANAJyQwt4sDEh
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."533Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZNxQHksqR
"Then let's go."533Please respect copyright.PENANApy4H421BUX
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.