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

you were crazy, jumping through the waterfall like that.”

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

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

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

magnetic force that led me here,

stop, frozen just before

filled with what-ifs and almosts,

from my eyes to

out where we are,” he stammers,

rising to his feet.

a combination of regret and nervous

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

of something warm and confusing rush

dissipated as if it was never even there

cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up

feel so

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

of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary

capture, that gave

and the unblinking

the silence that has settled between

my mind still racing, still trying

way to put it,

still pounding from the almost-moment that took

for romantic distractions right now. We’re in a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled

had a

leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning

of the past few minutes. “Yeah. We

out.”

to get out,”

echoing eerily between

rocks and unexpected

is oddly refreshing after the hike

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