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.

a look at your hand and put a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon as

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

feeling a

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

carefully unwrapped the

and I

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

touch was so light and tender,

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

still a little red but the wound was almost entirely

stitches had fallen out on their

cuts the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

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

never seen anything

feels fine.I mean, it isn’t tight

to keep an eye on them, just

my hand and pressed his

down my spine

lips were warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be

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

heat pooling between

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

I bit my lower lip and clenched my

lifted his eyes to mine and he

to me, and he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed

flushed from head to toe, and

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

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

and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me

bedroll by the fire and motioned me

glanced in the direction Abe had

if he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on the

the fire wrapped around me like a

was a

with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

hands and knees, Jared

licked his lips, eyes roaming over me like

lips to mine and

and lay back, pulling him on

me, pressing against

against my

lightly on my

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt, pushing it

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over my

thought in my head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his

kissed the

hand slid around my back and worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed just

breath tickled

tightened and my legs trembled

Jared covered my

my n*****s until

my arm over

waistline of my pants,

clit swelled and I clenched and unclenched my

my hips slightly,

on my pants and hooked his fingers in my

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