Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

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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.”

ragged breath, his eyes searching mine as if looking for confirmation, for some kind

you were crazy, jumping through

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

I can feel his body pressed against mine; he’s tense

that I’m sure he can hear it. And

magnetic force that led me here, our faces

stop, frozen just before

silent eternity filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl

eyes to the

he

rising to his feet.

I reply, my voice filled with a combination

letting him pull me to my feet. For a second, our hands linger,

feel a surge of something

we let go, and the moment is gone, dissipated as if it

the cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up here? What is this place? And,

wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward

aside for now, locking them away in

just grateful for the odd twist of fate that brought

the mystery that saved us from capture, that gave us a moment to breathe, to exist, away from

of guards and

the silence that has settled between

I echo, my mind still racing, still trying to

one way to put it, I

pounding from the almost-moment that took place

for romantic distractions right now. We’re in a

a hand in

see where this leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes

of the past

out.”

how to get

our footsteps echoing eerily between

unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s

oddly refreshing after the hike

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