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 as if looking for

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

his head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I was going

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

my chest that I’m sure he can hear it. And

me here,

frozen just before our

filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly

my eyes to the

we are,” he stammers,

rising to his feet.

filled with a combination of

pull me to my feet. For

feel a surge of something warm

gone, dissipated as if it was never even

did we

did my wolf feel so

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

twist of fate that brought us here, to

mystery that saved us from capture, that gave us a moment

eyes of guards and the unblinking

breaking the silence that has settled between

I echo, my mind still racing, still trying to catch

one way to put

that took place between Karl

now. We’re in a cave—a secret cave

fate or whatever else had a hand in the

Karl suggests, his eyes scanning the

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

out.”

to get out,” Karl

proceed cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of the

and unexpected dips

the hike through

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