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.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLBdzHNTkr
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0qCz60Bpu
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqxv2LcwAd
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykjhE6f3sf
He looks at me.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu48LK66re
"Thank you."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelqTTtewDV
"You're welcome."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQwnt7MVIj
I help him to his feet.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelE3qveFe6
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh8dAK2oSm
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMa1XADFY3
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTkJtUY0b8
I look at him.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHru6QcIHV
"So, what happened?"552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8awxyTV77
"A vampire attack."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7YKWMbQFM
"Who was it?"552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvKRPUumQQ
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d7zDt21hN
I tense.552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PGxZ7ET8N
"Katherine?"552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMZV8itIun
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAJ9G7Ko74
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e07tJTYwd
"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."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyCwZwyQb1
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOLtYCFMlL
"Then let's go."552Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42SEFqDNzj
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.
