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.”

his eyes searching mine as if looking for confirmation, for some

“I thought you

disbelief, swallowing. “I

hang in the air, heavy and thick. I can feel his

chest that I’m sure he

force that led me

we stop, frozen just

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

from my eyes to the

out where we are,” he

rising to his feet.

with a

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

feel a surge of something warm

go, and the moment is gone, dissipated

the cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up

did my wolf feel so

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

grateful for the odd twist of fate that brought us

that saved us from capture, that gave us a moment to breathe, to exist, away

and the

the silence that has settled between us. “This is

mind still racing, still trying to catch up

way to

is still pounding from the almost-moment that took place between Karl and me.

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

a hand in the events of the

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

the emotional rollercoaster of the past few

out.”

to

our footsteps echoing eerily

is treacherous, littered with rocks and unexpected dips in the

hike through the

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