CHAPTER 365: 365-WE LOST THE SPARK

Clementine:

After I reached the academy, I met up with Ms. Lenora in our dorm room.

I had cried all the way back to the academy but had not cried loudly after my argument with Joshua, so when Ms. Lenora came to see us, I was already not in a good mood.

"One of you should go and bring me the headmaster’s son. The headmaster wants to see him," Ms. Lenora informed me, and all the eyes shifted to me.

Renee gestured for me to go ahead and bring Ian, kind of hinting that this might be my chance to speak with him.

I had to go because I wanted to explain to him that what he saw was not what it seemed, and that we should not keep arguing back and forth since it was ruining our relationship.

So I agreed.

When I went there and saw him, I did not know what came over me.

After seeing the mates cheat on me before, I reacted in a way that was explosive.

My ego probably got between us.

I remembered how he had not given me a chance to explain myself, how hurt I had been from his lies, and then finding him in the bathroom with her.

It felt like maybe he had been taking revenge on me.

Whatever it was, I found myself unable to stop and argue with him.

This was the first time I was acting unreasonably, and honestly, I was not mad at myself.

I guessed I just needed a little break from everything.

I began to walk quickly out when I heard someone call for me.

"Clementine," someone called.

It was Troy’s voice.

I quickly wiped the tears with the back of my hands and took a deep breath before turning around to look at him with confidence on my face.

He was shirtless, probably stepping out of one of the rooms after working out.

"Yeah?" I replied.

"I wanted to speak with you about the monster," he remarked, and for a change, the topic felt better than the others.

He placed his hands on his waist, breathing heavily, showing he had been working out hard.

"Really? What about it?" I asked, trying to focus on the monster because it helped distract me from the pain.

"How can a monster come out to the mainland? Isn’t that why we are sent to the north?" he wondered, making me suddenly remember the cave.

"Actually, I want to speak with you guys about something myself," I started, when I noticed a lurker beginning to wander toward us.

Troy noticed too, so he held back.

"But I must say, you need to look more into the pendant," he added.

As soon as his eyes landed on my neck, I frowned at him.

"I have seen this pendant. I recognize it. It was your mother’s, right? You have spoken about it to me. You have shown it to me in the pictures too. Where did you get it? You never had it with you," he asked.

I bit the inside of my cheek.

"I found it in the north during the ogre fight," I explained, and I watched the shock spread across his face.

"But your mother was—- but your mother died, right?" he asked me and I nodded.

"And so did my little brother," I explained.

"I also wanted to tell you about your half-sister," Troy uttered, though his voice was quite low.

"What happened? I haven’t heard from her in a long time," I stated, smiling in disbelief.

I had honestly forgotten about her.

"I heard that she’s getting engaged," he replied, and I began to pout and raised my eyebrows.

"Well, as long as she’s happy," I uttered, and Troy nodded. "I just wish her the best of luck, I guess," I added.

I guessed I was slightly disappointed because she had been a horrible person.

For her to go on and have the best life while good people were suffering felt unfair, but then again, I was glad she got a second chance.

Maybe she would act differently now.

We were in the middle of the conversation when Ian suddenly appeared.

He wore a shirt and pants, looking fairly decent instead of being wrapped in a blanket.

"We need to speak," he stated as he approached.

Troy looked at him and then at me, almost as if he realized something must have happened besides whatever took place in the South.

"Okay," As soon as I agreed, I watched Ian look shocked.

I realized that being angry with each other was one thing, but not letting each other speak was the next level of stupidity.

What we needed was to at least talk and discuss things. He looked hopeful, and so did I.

But before we could step away, Ms. Lenora appeared.

"Ian! Thankfully you have come. I sent Clementine to fetch you," she stated from behind me, and we both stopped.

I noticed the way Ian rolled his eyes, probably showing how annoyed he was that she was interrupting us.

"Clementine, go back to your dorm room," she ordered, letting me know we were not allowed to speak.

I looked at Ian, and honestly, we had never looked at each other so miserably before I walked away.

I sprinted back to the room, and when I stepped inside, I saw that everyone was waiting for me.

At least Renee and Sebastian were. They looked at me with excitement.

"I couldn’t have a talk with him," I said, instead of explaining more.

Mira was sleeping, and Joshua was sitting on his bed, watching me. I noticed a smirk spread across his lips.

"I can tell there is more trouble in paradise. At this rate, I would suggest you just break up already. It’s not working out for you two," he remarked.

As soon as he spoke, Renee and Sebastian stood in front of me, warning him not to say another word.

"Fine, go ahead and try to shelter her. The truth is that they have lost the spark. I don’t see them getting back together anytime soon," he added.

His words shook my courage, but I refused to believe it. I knew my heart. I knew Ian too.

We would work through it no matter what.