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.”

searching mine as

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

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

the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his body pressed against mine; he’s

sure he can hear it. And then, as if

that led me here, our faces

just before our

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

eyes to

out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating

rising to his feet.

my voice filled with a combination

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

surge of something warm and confusing rush through

dissipated as if it was never even there to

cave, my mind spinning. How did

so

in a corner

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

saved us from capture, that gave

eyes of guards and the unblinking gaze of

silence that

echo, my mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the

to

the almost-moment that took place between Karl and me.

for romantic distractions right now. We’re in a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled

fate or whatever else had a hand in the events of the past

leads,” Karl suggests,

of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We

out.”

importantly, how to get out,”

footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of the

rocks and unexpected dips

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

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