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 if looking for confirmation, for

you were crazy, jumping through the waterfall like

swallowing. “I

I can feel

that I’m sure

me here,

frozen just before

eternity filled with what-ifs and almosts,

from my eyes

where we are,” he

rising to his feet.

with a combination of

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

of something

and the moment is gone, dissipated

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

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward this

away in a corner

twist of fate that brought us

gave us a moment to

of guards and

breaking the silence that

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

one way to

pounding from the almost-moment that took place between Karl and

a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled into

a hand in the events

Let’s see where this leads,” Karl suggests,

the

out.”

importantly, how to get out,” Karl

footsteps echoing eerily

with rocks and unexpected

water, which is oddly refreshing after the hike

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