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.”

his eyes searching mine as

really not hurt. “I thought you were crazy,

in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought

thick. I can

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

led me

stop, frozen just before

what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly

from my eyes to the

he stammers,

rising to his feet.

my voice filled with a combination of regret and nervous

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

of something warm and confusing rush through

dissipated as if it was

cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up here?

did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled

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

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

gave us a moment

eyes of guards and the unblinking gaze of

breaking the silence that

echo, my mind still racing, still trying

to put it,

heart is still pounding from the almost-moment that took place

in a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled into

a hand in the

see where this leads,” Karl suggests,

rollercoaster of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We need

out.”

to

cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between

littered with rocks and unexpected

water, which is oddly refreshing after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there

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