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.”

his eyes searching mine as if looking

really not hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping

swallowing. “I thought I was going to

I can feel his body

I’m sure

me here, our faces

we stop, frozen just before our lips

moment lingers, a silent eternity filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl

my eyes to the cave

out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly

rising to his feet.

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

letting him pull me to my feet. For a second, our

surge of something warm and confusing rush

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

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

wolf feel so inexplicably

questions aside for now, locking them away in a corner of my mind to ponder

just grateful for the odd twist of fate that

us from capture, that gave us a moment to breathe,

and the unblinking gaze of

the silence that has settled between us. “This

still trying to catch up with the

way to put it, I

heart is still pounding from the almost-moment that took place between Karl and me.

We’re in a

or fate or whatever else had a hand in

leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes

of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We

out.”

how to get out,”

our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of

littered with rocks and unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s walls drip

after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there are