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.”

eyes searching mine as if looking for

hurt. “I thought you were crazy, jumping through the waterfall like that.”

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

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

heart pounds so loudly in my chest that I’m sure he

that led me here,

just

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

from my eyes to the cave

are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself from

rising to his feet.

filled with a combination of regret

offers me a hand, and I take it, letting him pull me to my feet. For a second, our

a surge of something warm and confusing rush

gone, dissipated as if it was never even there

look around the cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up here? What is this

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward

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

grateful for the odd twist of fate that

gave us a moment to breathe, to

and

Karl says, breaking the silence that has settled between us. “This is

racing, still trying to catch up with

to put it, I

heart is still pounding from the almost-moment that took place between Karl

in a cave—a secret cave

a hand

see where this leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning

of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We

out.”

importantly, how to get out,”

footsteps echoing eerily

littered with rocks and unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s walls

refreshing after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there are