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.”

takes a ragged breath, his eyes searching mine as

not hurt. “I thought you

“I

heavy and thick. I can feel

my chest that I’m sure he can hear it. And then, as

force that led me here, our faces

stop, frozen just before

moment lingers, a silent eternity filled with what-ifs and almosts, until Karl slowly

my eyes to

where we are,” he stammers, awkwardly extricating himself

rising to his feet.

my voice filled with a combination of regret and nervous excitement. “We

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

I feel a surge of something warm and confusing

is gone, dissipated as if it was never even there to begin

my mind spinning. How did

wolf feel so

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

odd twist of fate that brought us here,

capture, that gave us a moment to

of guards and the unblinking gaze

says, breaking the silence that has

echo, my mind still racing, still trying to

way to put it,

is still pounding from the almost-moment that

We’re in a cave—a secret cave that we stumbled

or fate or whatever else had a

this leads,” Karl suggests, his eyes scanning

the past few minutes. “Yeah.

out.”

to

proceed cautiously, our footsteps echoing eerily between the calls

unexpected dips in the pathway. The cave’s

refreshing after the hike

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