Chapter 68 : Could it Last Forever

"You’re sure this is the right spot?" Jared asked, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I nodded and glanced around again.

It wasn’t exactly like my vision, but I was certain this was the place.

The only problem was, there was this giant rockslide in our way.

We’d have to clear it away.

Silently, I thanked the Moon Goddess and White Queen for leaving those three pavers untouched.

Without them, I wouldn’t have recognized the location.

"It’s getting late.Why don’t we camp here for the night?"

Abe suggested.

He sighed and dropped his pack from his shoulder, stretching until his spine popped.

"Good idea.It’s too late to clear these rocks away, and I don’t see another path around," Jared agreed.

It didn’t take all that long to set up camp.

My hand wasn’t swollen or aching anymore.

I set up the tents while Jared brought water from a nearby stream and Abe got the fire started.

By the time the fire was roaring and crackling, spitting sparks into the air, the sun had sunk below the horizon.

Fireflies glowed around the camp, mimicking the sparks from the fire.

We’d gotten pretty good at setting up camp quickly, just the three of us.

Despite the seriousness of our trip, I was almost enjoying the peaceful, simple nights spent under the stars.

"I’m going to keep a lookout for the night," Abe announced.

He ducked into his tent and closed the flap.

I heard him shuffling his clothes around.

He was probably going to shift so he could rely on stronger vision and sense of smell while he took sentry duty.

"If you get tired, wake me up and I’ll relieve you," Jared offered.

Abe grunted from inside his tent.

The side poked out suddenly, like his elbow hit the fabric.

I covered my mouth, muffling my giggle in my palm.

Jared glanced sideways at me and shook his head.

"I’m probably not going to be up all night.I just want to make sure that no one is following us.And if they are, I want to get a good bead on their scent."

"Why would anyone be following us?" I asked, looking to Jared again.

"Someone messed with our packs today.But that doesn’t mean we are being followed."

He shrugged and one corner of his mouth turned down in a frown.

"Better safe than sorry," Abe said.

His tent trembled and I heard him shift.

A big, black, wet nose poked the tent flap open.

Abe’s wolf appeared.He shook himself from head to toe, his sleek, glossy fur shimmering in the firelight.He snorted out a cloud of breath and headed up the pile of rocks, nails clicking and scraping as he went.

at your hand and put a fresh bandage on it,"

fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt down

is feeling a lot

is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that

carefully unwrapped the

down, and I can use it without

still don’t know what the Cryptex did

hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my cheek

since the other night.I

red but the wound was

out on their own

had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked,

scars… I’ve never seen

isn’t tight or uncomfortable

need to keep an eye on them, just

hand and pressed his lips to the scars on my

shudder ran down my spine and my

lips were warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting

lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his

closed my eyes, heat

Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting with my thumb and

I bit my lower lip and

eyes to mine and

what he was doing to me, and he was

and I just knew

pressed his lips to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking

before, it is my turn to

blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like

his bedroll by the fire and motioned me

direction Abe

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat

fire wrapped around

was a warm

millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

hands and knees, Jared crawled toward

eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to

pressed his lips to mine and I

and lay back, pulling him on top of

against me

pressing his tongue against my skin as he trailed kisses

nibbled lightly on my

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

shirt, pushing it up

my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

my shirt, pulling it over my

in my head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his skin

lips kissed the

worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed just above my

breath tickled

core tightened and my legs

Jared covered my breasts with his

pinching my n*****s until they

stuttered, throwing my arm over my

of my pants, his tongue sliding across my

clit swelled and I clenched

my hips slightly, searching for

on my pants and hooked his fingers in

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