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

thought you were crazy, jumping through

his head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I was

in the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his

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

force that led me here, our faces

just before our lips

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

eyes to the cave

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

rising to his feet.

reply, my voice filled with a combination of regret and nervous

pull me to my feet. For a

surge of something warm and confusing rush through

go, and the moment is gone, dissipated as if it was never

around the cave, my mind spinning. How did

my wolf feel so inexplicably

away in a corner of my mind to ponder later.

twist of fate that brought us here, to

that saved us from capture, that gave us

and the

the silence that has settled between us. “This

mind still racing, still trying

to put

from the almost-moment that

romantic distractions right now. We’re in a cave—a secret

whatever else had a hand in

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

the past

out.”

to get out,”

footsteps echoing eerily between

with rocks and unexpected dips

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

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