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.

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

wrist loosely and led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared

is feeling

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

carefully unwrapped

and I can

good, Eliza.But we still don’t know what the Cryptex did to

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

crazy, especially since the other night.I couldn’t get enough

still a little red but the

on their own

had made

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked,

I’ve never seen anything like

mean, it isn’t tight

an eye on them, just in

lifted my hand and pressed his

down my

perfect amount of pressure to be comforting

his lips

heat

one at a

lower lip and clenched

lifted his eyes to mine

and he

skin flushed from head to toe, and I just knew I was

to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his

is my turn to bring you to your

voice was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire,

bedroll by the fire and motioned me

glanced in the direction Abe had wandered

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down

wrapped

was a

stars, and

hands and knees, Jared crawled toward

over me like he was getting

lips to mine and I moaned into

and lay back,

against me

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as he trailed

nibbled lightly on my

arched into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing

my skin,

grabbed my shirt, pulling it over

to touch

lips kissed the centerline of

worked on the clasp of my bra as he

warm breath tickled

tightened and my legs

was gone, Jared covered my breasts

gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened

I stuttered, throwing my arm over my

of my pants, his tongue sliding across my

I clenched and

my hips slightly,

on my pants and hooked his fingers

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