action.
[ she sees what's in her eyes - but the exact meaning there escapes her. it could mean he's had to die, that he's been in danger. nothing in his eyes tells her why. elena sucks in a quiet breath.
mentioning why it's not on jeremy's finger definitely pulls her away from that line of questions. for now. ] What do you mean it doesn't work for him? [ a spike of panic ricochets through her chest. she thinks how the ring slowed its working for ric, how it enabled esther to turn him into a monster.
does that mean jeremy-? no. but maybe it does mean jeremy has died, over and over again. she holds his hands in his, her grasp firm and holding, comforting. ] Matt, why are you wearing it?