"Clara!" When Ethan saw I was wounded, his eyes went red in an instant. With a furious snarl, he turned around and snapped the intruder's neck in one bite.He shifted back into human form and rushed to me, holding me in his arms, his voice turning into sobs. "Clara, are you okay? Don't scare me!""I'm fine..." I forced a weak smile, though pain tore through my shoulder. "It just feels a little cold.""Hold on. I'll take you to get treated!" Ethan picked me up and ran toward the pack's infirmary. The pack's healer was already waiting. The moment we came in, she hurried over to help.Ethan set me on the stone bed as if I were extremely fragile, panic and guilt written all over his face. "This is my entire fault. I didn't protect you.""It's not your fault." I lifted my hand and brushed his cheek. "I rushed in on my own. I couldn't let you get hurt."The healer pulled the dagger out of my shoulder and cleaned the wound with special herbs. Then, she covered it with a thick layer of
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