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.582Please respect copyright.PENANAmD70pGk17Q
I roll up my right sleeve and bite my wrist, as he starts to lose consciousness. I then put it to his lips.582Please respect copyright.PENANAM1fHRcMMGD
"Drink, Alaric," I instruct.582Please respect copyright.PENANAZtaJ3SjQIG
I'm very relieved when he does.
Ten minutes later, I pull my wrist away and it heals, as does his wounds.582Please respect copyright.PENANAIfdXUYHla7
He looks at me.582Please respect copyright.PENANArPM01xesLb
"Thank you."582Please respect copyright.PENANA6d8uHOBp2d
"You're welcome."582Please respect copyright.PENANAlKd1lvGeFb
I help him to his feet.582Please respect copyright.PENANA1rnqfKlOPO
"Let's find your ring, Alaric."582Please respect copyright.PENANAU6SSjDNGy5
"Well said. And clean this mess up before Elena and Jeremy get home," he adds.582Please respect copyright.PENANAzI8ZnkVkHC
It isn't long before I find his ring, it's on his finger, and the kitchen is cleaned up.582Please respect copyright.PENANAdlfePgIlwB
I look at him.582Please respect copyright.PENANAdVtfl5V6Q3
"So, what happened?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAhhqEKWOxbg
"A vampire attack."582Please respect copyright.PENANAvOtsNjz8Me
"Who was it?"582Please respect copyright.PENANA1fznlCUPBr
"I don't know. It depends if you know anyone by the name of Logan."582Please respect copyright.PENANAiBGZTqaWi4
I tense.582Please respect copyright.PENANAOiOwO5heql
"Katherine?"582Please respect copyright.PENANAhwzId7whMA
"Alaric, where's Elena? She could be in danger."582Please respect copyright.PENANAmlEEmaXWVs
"What do you mean? Slow down and explain, Katherine."582Please respect copyright.PENANA1RoPMyLyBX
"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."582Please respect copyright.PENANAEjXmCAH5pK
"So you think he would go after Elena?"
"Yeah; she was Elena's aunt, after all."582Please respect copyright.PENANAaJw9aZG7RY
"Then let's go."582Please respect copyright.PENANAlO6EMRcFCG
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.