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

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

is feeling a

least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would prevent you

unwrapped the

I can use it

still don’t know what the

was so light and tender, sending warm

the other night.I couldn’t

little red but the

had fallen out on their own once

the Cryptex had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

Is that a good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'"

scars… I’ve never seen anything like

feels fine.I mean, it isn’t tight or uncomfortable

need to keep an eye on

hand and pressed his

down my

applying the perfect amount of pressure

caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to the

heat pooling between my

at a time, starting with my thumb and ending with my

my lower lip and clenched my

to mine and

what he was doing to me, and he was

flushed from head to toe, and I just knew I was

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

before, it is my turn to bring you to

his blue eyes had turned

by the

glanced in the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on

fire wrapped around me like

was a warm

with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to

hands and knees, Jared crawled toward

licked his lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to

to mine and

my arms around his neck and

pressing against me in all the

his tongue against my

nibbled lightly on my

arched into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt, pushing

fingers dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over my

him to touch me and feeling as much of

the centerline

and worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed

warm breath

core tightened and my legs

was gone, Jared covered my

n*****s until

stuttered, throwing my arm

my

and I clenched

hips slightly,

pants and hooked his fingers in my

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