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 if looking

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

in disbelief, swallowing. “I thought I was going to lose

the air, heavy and thick. I

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

that led me here, our

frozen just before our lips

filled with what-ifs

from my eyes

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

rising to his feet.

filled with a combination of regret

him pull me to my feet. For a second, our

a surge of something warm

go, and the moment is gone, dissipated as if

mind spinning. How did we end up here? What is this place?

did my wolf feel so inexplicably pulled

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

for the odd twist of fate that brought us here, to

that gave us a

and the

silence that has settled between

my mind still racing, still trying to catch

one way to put it,

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

We’re in a

or whatever else had a hand in

this leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning

aside the emotional rollercoaster of the

out.”

to get

our footsteps echoing eerily

and unexpected dips in

refreshing after the hike through the forest. Surprisingly,

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