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.

and put a fresh bandage on it," Jared

led me closer to the fire.I sat down on

is feeling

which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind

carefully unwrapped the

gone down, and I can use it

very good, Eliza.But we still don’t know

was so light

touch had me going crazy, especially since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of

palm was still a little red but

out on their own once it

cuts the Cryptex had made were jagged,

"Hmm…."

Is that a good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'"

I’ve never seen anything

feels fine.I mean, it isn’t tight

need to keep an eye

hand and pressed his lips

ran down my spine and my toes

the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting and

forearm, his lips moving

my eyes, heat pooling between

one at a time, starting with my thumb and ending

lower lip

his eyes to mine and he

he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my eyes

from head to toe, and I just

pressed his lips to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking at me from a low

I said before, it is my turn to bring

and ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten

by the

glanced in the direction Abe

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down

heat of the fire wrapped

was a warm

littered with millions of stars, and fireflies continued

knees, Jared

eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to devour

his lips to mine and I

and lay back, pulling

pressing against me in

my skin as he trailed kisses down my

nibbled lightly on my

arched into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing it

dragged along my skin, leaving

shirt, pulling it over my

on getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his skin on mine

the centerline

clasp of my

breath tickled my

my

gone, Jared covered

my n*****s until they tightened

stuttered, throwing my arm

waistline of my pants, his tongue sliding across my

clit swelled and I

lifted my hips slightly, searching

button on my pants and hooked his fingers in

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