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.

a fresh bandage on it,"

down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt down in

is feeling

comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would prevent you

unwrapped

I can use it

we still don’t know what the Cryptex

my hand.His touch was so light

since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of him,

palm was still a little red but

stitches had fallen out on their own once it had

the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

a good ‘hmm’ or a

scars… I’ve never seen

mean, it isn’t tight or

eye on them,

hand and pressed his

ran down my

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

forearm, his lips moving to

closed my eyes, heat pooling

fingertips one at a time, starting with my thumb and ending with my

bit my lower lip

eyes to mine and he

and he was clearly

head to toe, and I just knew I was beet

the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking at me

said before, it is my turn to bring

was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had turned

the fire and motioned me

in the direction Abe had

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down on

of the fire wrapped around me like

was a warm

sky was littered with millions of stars, and fireflies

his hands and knees,

me like he was getting ready

his lips to mine and I

around his neck and lay back, pulling him on top

against me in all the

against my skin as he trailed kisses

lightly on my

arched into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt, pushing

along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

shirt, pulling

touch me and feeling

lips kissed the centerline of my

clasp of my bra as he kissed just above

warm breath

and my

my bra was gone, Jared covered

gently, pinching my n*****s

throwing my

my pants,

and I clenched and unclenched my

hips slightly, searching

the button on my pants and

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