Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

I look at Karl, his face pale but determined. “This is it,” he says softly.

“Okay, so where do we even start looking for the truffles?” I ask, my eyes darting from rock to bush to the

roots of trees. “Inside the building, right?”

Karl shrugs, almost embarrassed. “Adam only told me it’s somewhere near the waterfall. That’s as specific

as he got.”

“Great,” I mutter. “A treasure hunt to top it all off. What fun.”

We watch the building for a little while, and the whole time, I find myself fascinated by the security

measures.

“What could they be hiding?” I murmur, watching a couple of guards walk across a rope bridge that

crosses the massive ravine.

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Karl shrugs. “They’re poachers, Abby. Could be anything from fancy truffles to endangered animals.

Maybe even humans, for all we know.”

Karl a sideways

never know. There’s a market for everything.

are the thickest. We can work our way down,

if we

get caught, we can hide behind the

deafening roar that seems to amplify

tiptoeing around guards and

we don’t even know where to

nods. “Let’s

ravine. There’s a clear path with steps

upside of it all. As we go, we keep low, hiding behind vines when guards turn our

while keeping our eyes peeled

As we get closer and closer to the waterfall, it becomes clearer to

any, are hidden away somewhere—likely in the HQ building.

back and go home once and for

me, and I’m not

waterfall now. The sound of the water rushes through my ears,

everything else.

we’re crouched in the shadows searching

emanating over the rushing water freezes us both. I peer

My heart pounds in my ears.

barely anywhere for us