Clementine: 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
I wasn’t sure what came over me or what made me call him that name, but the moment I did, it felt like a small shock ran through him.
As if my voice had triggered something inside him.
That’s when I knew it was him. My mate.
"Ian, watch out!" I screamed as the ogre charged from behind him.
Ian broke away from me and swung his massive claw, grabbing the ogre by the neck.
He slammed it to the ground, tearing the earth open beneath it.
I panicked even more watching him. He didn’t look like a wolf anymore, more like a mix of a wolf and a jaguar.
The way he moved, the way he tore the ogres apart, limb by limb, was terrifying.
He was too strong, so strong that the entire building started to shake and crumble around us.
I closed my eyes and let him finish.
He was more violent than all of us combined when we fought the monsters.
Then silence hit.
Before I could open my eyes, I felt arms, thick, furry arms, wrapping around me.
I gasped and opened my eyes to see Ian holding me close.
The debris from the collapsing roof was falling on him instead of me.
He kept me safe, shielding me completely as he carried me through the ruins and out of the school.
Once we were outside, he kept running until we were far away.
I could feel his heartbeat slowing, his body shifting back.
When he finally stopped, he set me down and dropped to his knees.
His wolf form began to fade, his human side breaking through.
He coughed hard as his body changed, until the crawling beast turned into a crawling man, wearing nothing but black shorts.
"Ian," I breathed, not even giving him a moment to rest before throwing myself at him.
He turned to me, bracing himself with one hand on the ground.
With the other, he pulled me close.
I held him so tightly he fell onto his back, laughing under his breath.
"I guess you missed me," Ian said. His voice was calm and gentle.
I pulled away from the hug and looked at him.
I was still lying on top of him while he rested on his elbows, keeping his upper body lifted from the ground.
He was looking at me with those beautiful eyes of his.
"So similar, yet so different," I murmured, gently running my finger along his cheek, touching his face as if to make sure he was really there.
"From the beginning, I knew you’d be the one to notice when I am replaced," he replied, his tone serious but full of emotion.
I cupped his face in my hands and leaned in to kiss him softly.
I felt his body freeze for a second. When I pulled back, I saw the shock in his eyes.

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