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," Jared said as

me closer to the fire.I sat down

is feeling a lot

wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that

carefully unwrapped the

gone down, and I can

we still don’t know what the Cryptex did

soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender,

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

red

stitches had fallen out on their own

had made were

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my

never seen anything like

it isn’t tight or uncomfortable

to keep an eye on

his

my spine and my

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

forearm, his

closed my eyes, heat pooling between my

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

my lower lip and

eyes to

me, and he

flushed from head to toe, and I just knew I

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

is my turn to bring you to your

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

his bedroll by the

glanced in the direction Abe had

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down on

wrapped around me like

a

millions of stars,

and knees, Jared crawled

lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting

pressed his lips to mine and I

looped my arms around his neck and lay back, pulling him on

weight covered me, pressing against me in all

my neck, pressing his tongue against my

nibbled lightly on my

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt,

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable

my shirt, pulling it

was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his

the centerline of my

the clasp of my bra as he kissed just

warm breath

tightened and my legs trembled

was gone, Jared covered my breasts

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

I stuttered, throwing my arm over

kissed along the waistline of my pants, his tongue

and I clenched and

slightly, searching for more

the button on my pants and hooked his fingers in my

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