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

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

is feeling a lot

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

carefully unwrapped

down, and I can use it without feeling

very good, Eliza.But we still don’t know

and grinned.He tossed the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and

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

palm was still a little red but the wound was almost

fallen out on their own once

cuts the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

a good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'"

scars… I’ve never

tight or uncomfortable

keep an eye on them,

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

ran down my

gentle, applying the perfect amount

my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to

closed my eyes, heat

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

I bit my lower lip and

lifted his eyes to

to me, and he

flushed from 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 from

I said before, it is my turn to bring you

eyes had turned to molten

bedroll by the fire and motioned

glanced in the direction

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat

fire wrapped around me like a

was a

stars, and fireflies continued to

hands and knees, Jared crawled

like he was getting ready to devour

lips to mine and I moaned

and lay back, pulling him

weight covered me, pressing against me in

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

lightly on my

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt,

dragged along my skin,

shirt, pulling it over

head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as

the centerline of my

worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed

warm breath

and my legs trembled

Jared covered my breasts with

pinching my n*****s until

throwing my

along the waistline of my pants, his

clit swelled and I clenched and unclenched

lifted my hips slightly, searching for

on my pants and

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