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

you were crazy,

swallowing. “I thought I was going to lose

words hang in the air, heavy and thick. I

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

led me here, our faces draw

frozen just before our

lingers, a silent eternity filled with what-ifs

my eyes to the cave

out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself

rising to his feet.

a combination of regret and

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

of something warm and confusing rush through

we let go, and the moment is gone, dissipated

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

why did my wolf feel so

them away in a corner of

odd twist of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary behind the water.

the mystery that saved us from capture, that gave us a moment to breathe,

guards and

the silence that has settled between us.

still racing, still trying to catch up with the

one way to

from the almost-moment that took place between Karl

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

luck or fate or whatever else had a hand

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

nod, pushing aside the emotional rollercoaster of the past few minutes. “Yeah.

out.”

to

cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of the

unexpected dips in the pathway. The

hike through

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