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.”

mine as if looking for confirmation, for

thought you

“I

the air, heavy and thick. I can

so loudly in my chest that I’m sure he

led me here,

stop, frozen just

with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly pulls back,

from my eyes to the cave

should—um—figure out where we are,” he

rising to his feet.

a combination of regret and nervous

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

and I feel a surge of something warm and confusing rush

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

spinning. How did we end up here? What is

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled

them away in a

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

the mystery that saved us from capture, that gave us a

and the unblinking

breaking the silence that has settled between us.

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

way to put it,

the almost-moment that took

a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled

fate or whatever else had a hand in the events of

see where this leads,” Karl

aside the emotional rollercoaster of the past few

out.”

importantly, how to

eerily between the calls

treacherous, littered with rocks and unexpected dips in

after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly,

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