WC: 313 Never! I will never leave you~~~
Even though Terra was watching him so intently, Claudius didn’t feel too embarrassed. Of course, he felt horrible for that poor wolf she’d rejected, but also felt good that she wasn’t in love with someone else. But if Terra wasn’t afraid of saying it, and didn’t think she loved him, what did she want? If she could turn down this wolf, who felt so strongly about her and knew that he loved her, how could he rival that? Claudius knew he didn’t want Terra to be in love with someone else or be someone else’s mate, but how could Terra feel anything for him if she felt nothing for the other? Claudius didn’t even know if he loved her, so he was terrified of telling her anything. He knew he liked her quite a bit and he felt that same strange feeling he’d felt when he met Addison. But he never saw Addison again. And he knew he’d loved Liliana, but she had a mate and puppies--but she was dead. If he admitted to himself that he really did like Terra, then she would disappear just like the rest of them.
“Oh--well--that’s... good. That--that you-ou’re... not afraid, I mean... and... well, that... too,” he stammered. He stopped abruptly and looked away. What could he say now? He didn’t think Terra realized he liked her a lot, but he didn’t think he needed to like her a whole lot to want to see her again. Wolves didn’t just fall in love all of a sudden.
“Yuh-you... you know... not every-o-o-o-one... just... falls in lo-ove. So-ometimes, it ca-an... be slow... and... yeah...” he trailed off. He couldn’t say anything else, not even if he wanted to. He wanted to say more, but he was terrified that Terra would recognize some kind of affection and reject him—just like the other wolf.
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