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 soon as we were

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

is feeling

least there wasn’t some kind of poison or

carefully unwrapped

swelling has gone down, and I

we still don’t

probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending

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

a little red but the wound was

out on their own once it

cuts the Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my stomach

scars… I’ve never

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

keep an eye

my hand and pressed his lips to the scars on my

shudder ran down my spine and

the perfect amount of

fingers lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to the tips of my

my eyes, heat pooling between

at a time, starting with my thumb and ending

lower

to mine and

he was clearly

head to toe, and I

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

is my turn to

voice was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had

the fire and motioned me

direction Abe had wandered

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down

the fire wrapped around me like

was a warm

of stars,

his hands and knees,

lips, eyes roaming over me like he

pressed his lips to mine and

arms around his neck and

covered me, pressing against me

pressing his tongue against my skin as

nibbled lightly on my

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt,

fingers dragged along my skin,

my shirt, pulling it over my

touch me and

the centerline of

back and worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed just above my belly

warm breath tickled my

and my legs

was gone, Jared

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

throwing my arm

of my

clit swelled and I clenched and

slightly, searching for more

on my pants and

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