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

thought you were

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

air, heavy and thick. I can feel his body

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

force that led me here, our faces draw

frozen just before our lips

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

my eyes to

should—um—figure out where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly

rising to his feet.

with a combination

take it, letting him pull

of something warm

moment is gone, dissipated as if

look around the cave, my mind spinning. How did we end up here? What is this place?

why did my wolf feel so inexplicably

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

odd twist of fate that brought us here, to this sanctuary

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

eyes of guards and the

that has settled

mind still racing, still trying to

to put it, I

from the almost-moment that took place

We’re in a

a hand in the events of the past two

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

of the past

out.”

how to get out,”

proceed cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls of

treacherous, littered with rocks and unexpected dips in

the hike through the

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