Fighting Back

Alaric sits alone, looking around himself miserably. Everyone is avoiding him and he honestly can’t blame them. His head shakes as he feels tears filling his eyes. He can’t do it, and he won’t. The werewolves would hate him. Not only that, but he’d rather die than do it again. He can’t live through losing someone else; it was hard enough the first time, but again?

The sound of his phone ringing draws his attention and he picks it up without looking at the screen, holding the phone to his ear.

“What?” He doesn’t want to hear it; no doubt it’ll just be another werewolf telling him that he has no choice.

“Alaric!” His eyes snap open when he hears Camille’s voice on the other end, a slight bit of hope building within him. Maybe she’s going to help now? “Just letting you know, Willow is dead. They killed her.”

Alaric shakes his head. “She’s dead? No, they woul