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.

fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon

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

feeling a

wasn’t some kind of poison or magic

unwrapped

swelling has gone down, and I can use it without feeling

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

at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my

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

was still a little red

stitches had fallen out on their

Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

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

never

tight or

to keep an eye on them, just

pressed his

shudder ran down my spine

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount

his lips moving to

heat pooling between my

at a time,

lower lip and clenched

his eyes to

knew exactly what he was doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my eyes at

toe, and I

inside of my wrist.He tilted his

before, it is my turn to bring

was husky and ragged and his blue eyes

by the fire and motioned me

in the direction Abe had wandered

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down

the fire wrapped around me like a

a

of stars, and fireflies continued to

and knees, Jared crawled

eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to

pressed his lips to mine and I moaned

my arms around his neck and lay back, pulling

covered me, pressing against me in

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

lightly on my

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt, pushing it up my

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable

my shirt, pulling

on getting him to touch me and feeling

the

back and worked on the clasp of my bra as

breath tickled

my legs

my bra was gone, Jared covered my breasts with his

my n*****s until they tightened into

throwing my arm over my

the waistline of my pants, his tongue

I clenched and unclenched my

lifted my hips slightly, searching for

pants and

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