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

thought you were crazy, jumping through

head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I was going to lose

hang in the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his body pressed against mine; he’s

loudly in my chest that I’m sure he

magnetic force that led me here,

we stop, frozen just before our lips

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

my eyes to the cave

are,” he

rising to his feet.

my voice filled with a

take it, letting him pull

of something warm

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

did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward this

push the questions aside for now, locking them away in a

twist of fate that

the mystery that saved us from capture, that gave us a moment to breathe, to exist,

of guards and the

Karl says, breaking the silence that has settled

mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the

way to put

almost-moment that took place

now. We’re in a cave—a secret cave

had a hand in the events

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

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

out.”

to get out,” Karl

proceed cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of

with rocks and unexpected dips in the pathway.

the hike through the forest.

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