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

that I’m really not hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping through the

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

air, heavy and thick. I can feel his

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

me here, our

stop, frozen just before

with what-ifs

eyes to the

we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself from

rising to his feet.

voice filled with a combination of regret and nervous excitement.

I take it, letting him pull me to my feet. For a second, our hands linger,

feel a surge of something warm and

moment is gone, dissipated as if it

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

feel so inexplicably

them away in a corner of my mind to ponder later. Right

just grateful for the odd twist of fate that brought

that gave us a moment to breathe, to exist, away

guards and the unblinking gaze of

breaking the silence that has settled between us.

indeed,” I echo, my mind still racing, still trying

to

the almost-moment that took place between Karl

right now. We’re in a cave—a

or whatever else had a hand in the

leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning the darkness

rollercoaster of the

out.”

how to get

footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of the

is treacherous, littered with rocks and unexpected dips in the pathway.

after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there