Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

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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.”

searching mine as if looking for confirmation,

not hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping through the waterfall like

“I thought I was going to lose

thick. I can feel his

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

led me here, our faces

just before our

lingers, a silent eternity filled with what-ifs and

eyes to

out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating

rising to his feet.

voice filled with a combination of regret and nervous

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

surge of

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

the cave, my mind spinning. How did we

wolf feel so

in a corner

of fate that

gave us a moment to breathe,

eyes of guards and the unblinking gaze of

that has settled

mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the

way to put it, I

is still pounding from the almost-moment that took place between Karl and me. But there’s

We’re in a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled into

dumb luck or fate or whatever else had a hand in the events of the past two

leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning

emotional rollercoaster of the past

out.”

importantly, how to

cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between

rocks and unexpected dips in the

hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there are

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