CHAPTER 56

  Kara

  I felt furious with him. Did he think I would be capable of making up something like this?

  "Don't look at me like that, Kara," he pleaded.

  "How do you want me to look at you?" I groaned in pain. I needed the doctor to give me a sedative. "Sara called me today. She said the threats are over."

  "Kara, Sara has nothing to do with what happened. She was at home with me all day. It couldn't have been her. You're scared. And I understand, but talking about her is not helping. The accident has been terrible, but it wasn't Sara's fault."

  Oh, my God.

  "How do you explain the poison? Derek accidentally poisoned himself. It meant the poison for me. That guy put it in my water bottle. Derek drank from the bottle and got poisoned."

  "What? What guy? Who are you talking about?" Stefan furrowed his brow.