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.”

ragged breath, his eyes searching mine

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

his head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought

in the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his body pressed against

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

force that led me here, our faces

we stop, frozen just

with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly pulls back, his

my eyes

he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself from me

rising to his feet.

I reply, my voice filled with a combination of

him pull me to my feet. For

and I feel a surge of something warm and confusing rush

moment is gone, dissipated as if it was never even

did we end

my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled

away in a corner of my mind to ponder

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

that saved us from capture, that gave

eyes of guards and the unblinking gaze of

that has settled between us. “This is

racing, still trying

one way to put it,

that took

a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled

fate or whatever else had a hand in the

this leads,” Karl suggests,

emotional rollercoaster of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We need to figure

out.”

to get out,”

echoing eerily between the

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

which is oddly refreshing after the hike

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