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.570Please respect copyright.PENANAWWQWprk2IQ
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.570Please respect copyright.PENANAduWKie6S8P
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.570Please respect copyright.PENANAHqD2suqIRG
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.570Please respect copyright.PENANAZCNa9VSGMs
He looks at me.570Please respect copyright.PENANAFjKrRduwVA
"Thank you."570Please respect copyright.PENANA3aRkO1WuO1
"You're welcome."570Please respect copyright.PENANA277vynnCAG
I help him to his feet.570Please respect copyright.PENANAi6BwcjNqso
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."570Please respect copyright.PENANAU5t5vcNcAT
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.570Please respect copyright.PENANAWDEIsC4Imm
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.570Please respect copyright.PENANA7zuWfXdqnk
I look at him.570Please respect copyright.PENANA1gmsN01wNR
"So, what happened?"570Please respect copyright.PENANA4EKngjkGMj
"A vampire attack."570Please respect copyright.PENANA1AQTPv7NEE
"Who was it?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAQNQQoLAW2M
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."570Please respect copyright.PENANA6Y3OFE8DI4
I tense.570Please respect copyright.PENANAs9XcSkRvVp
"Katherine?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAgrHIc834Ru
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."570Please respect copyright.PENANA8YiWlke4LV
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."570Please respect copyright.PENANA2CNTtXoeMZ
"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."570Please respect copyright.PENANAvdYIa4nh2C
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."570Please respect copyright.PENANASgFG5T5KXX
"Then let's go."570Please respect copyright.PENANAwaq9NfzWrT
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.