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.”

a ragged breath, his eyes searching mine as

thought you were crazy, jumping through the

his head in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I

in the air, heavy and thick. I can feel

loudly in my chest that I’m sure he can hear

force that led me

we stop, frozen just before

filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly

from my eyes

out where we are,” he

rising to his feet.

with a combination of

offers me a hand, and I take it, letting him pull

and I feel a surge of something warm and confusing rush through

we let go, and the moment is gone, dissipated as if it was never even there

mind spinning. How did we

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled toward

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

grateful for the odd twist of fate that brought

gave us a moment to breathe, to exist,

of guards and the

breaking the silence that has settled between

indeed,” I echo, my mind still racing, still trying to catch up with the whirlwind of

to put it,

from the almost-moment that

romantic distractions right now. We’re in a cave—a

whatever else had a hand in the events of the

Karl

the past few

out.”

how to

cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily

with rocks and unexpected dips in the

water, which is oddly refreshing after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly, there

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