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.

put a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon as

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

is feeling a

there wasn’t some kind of poison

unwrapped the

down, and I

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

and grinned.He tossed the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my cheek

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

was still a little red but the wound was almost

fallen out on their own

cuts the Cryptex had made were jagged,

"Hmm…."

a

scars… I’ve never seen anything

mean, it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

keep an eye on them, just in

lifted my hand and pressed his lips to the scars on my

down my spine

applying the perfect

caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips

closed my eyes, heat pooling between

shook as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting with my

bit my lower lip and clenched

eyes to mine and he

knew exactly what he was doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying

head to toe, and I just knew I was

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

I said before, it is my turn to bring you to

ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire,

by the fire and motioned

glanced in the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down on the

the fire wrapped around me

was a warm

of stars,

knees, Jared

eyes roaming over me like he

pressed his lips to mine

around his neck and lay back, pulling him on top

covered me, pressing against me in

my neck, pressing his tongue against my

lightly on my

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt, pushing it up

my skin,

grabbed my shirt,

was focused on getting him to touch me

lips kissed the centerline

worked on the clasp of

breath tickled my

core tightened and my legs

Jared

pinching my n*****s until they

my arm over

the waistline of my

clit swelled and I

my hips slightly,

Jared popped the button on my pants and hooked his fingers in my

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