Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Abby

Why did I do this?

My heart is in my throat as I leap towards the waterfall, propelled by some inexplicable force that tugs at

the wolf that lives inside of me. The world blurs and turns into a swirling tornado of color and sound, and I

brace myself for the icy plunge.

But it never comes. Instead, after a cacophony of cold water and sharp breaths, my feet hit solid ground,

jolting me to a sudden stop. I blink, disoriented. Why am I not submerged in water? I thought that I would

be swimming beneath an icy current, but I’m not.

I glance up, my eyes widening. I’m in a cave—a secret, hidden cave concealed behind the curtain of

water.

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Before I can even begin to process this turn of events, a crashing sound erupts from the waterfall, and

suddenly, Karl bursts through, stumbling forward and landing right on top of me. We both fall to the ground

in a heap of limbs.

“Abby!” he exclaims an instant later, his eyes wide, filled with a mixture of relief and panic. “Why did you

do that? I thought you—”

Our faces are inches apart. I can feel his breath on my skin, warm and shaky. His eyes bore into mine, a

deep well of emotions that I can’t quite decipher. It’s a strange, electrifying moment; time seems to stretch,

elongating the seconds, amplifying the tension that pulses between us.

“I’m okay,” I breathe, unable to tear my gaze away from his. “I’m fine, Karl.”

mine as if looking for

I’m really not hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping through the waterfall

head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I was going to lose

and thick. I can feel his body pressed against mine; he’s

loudly in my chest that I’m sure he can hear it. And then, as if pulled

force that led me here, our

stop, frozen just before our lips

eternity filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly pulls back,

my eyes to

we are,” he

rising to his feet.

reply, my voice filled with a combination

him pull

of something warm and confusing rush through

moment is gone, dissipated as if it was never

did we end up here? What is this place? And,

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward this

now, locking them away in a corner of my mind to ponder later.

the odd twist of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary behind the

gave us a moment to breathe,

eyes of guards and the

silence that has

still racing, still trying to catch up with the whirlwind of

to put it,

still pounding from the almost-moment that took place between

in a cave—a secret cave that

a hand in the events of

this leads,” Karl

pushing aside the emotional rollercoaster of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We need to

out.”

to get

cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between

unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s walls

oddly refreshing after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there