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.”

eyes searching mine as if looking for confirmation, for some kind

hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping through

disbelief, swallowing. “I thought

the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his body pressed

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

magnetic force that led me

stop, frozen just

with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly

eyes

should—um—figure out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself from

rising to his feet.

a combination of regret

pull me to my feet.

of something warm and

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

around the cave, my mind spinning. How did we end

wolf feel so inexplicably pulled

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

of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary behind

the mystery that saved us from capture, that gave

guards and the unblinking gaze of

silence that

indeed,” I echo, my mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the whirlwind

one way to put it, I

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

right now. We’re in a

a hand

this leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning the darkness

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

out.”

to get

footsteps echoing eerily between the

and unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s

the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there are no