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.”

mine as

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

swallowing. “I thought I was going to lose

and thick. I can feel his body pressed against mine; he’s

I’m sure

that led me here, our faces draw

just before

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

from my eyes to the

where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly

rising to his feet.

a combination of regret and

him pull

feel a surge of

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

mind spinning. How did we end up here?

my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward this

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

odd twist of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary behind

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

and the unblinking

says, breaking the silence that has

echo, my mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the whirlwind

one way to put it,

almost-moment that

right now. We’re in a cave—a secret cave that we

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

Karl suggests, his eyes

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

out.”

to get out,” Karl

echoing eerily between the

unexpected dips

refreshing after the hike through the

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