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.

take a look at your hand and put a fresh bandage

to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and

feeling a

some kind of poison

carefully unwrapped the

has gone down, and I can use it

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

the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my cheek to

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

was still a little red but the wound was

fallen out on their own once it had

had made

"Hmm…."

a good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'"

never seen

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

eye on them, just

pressed his lips to the scars on

down my

and gentle, applying the perfect amount of

lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his

heat pooling between

fingertips one at a time, starting with my thumb and

I bit my lower lip

his eyes to mine

to me, and he was clearly enjoying

toe, and

of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking

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

and ragged and his blue eyes had

by the fire and motioned

in the direction Abe

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down

fire wrapped around

a warm

stars, and fireflies continued to glow

knees, Jared

me like

lips to mine

my arms around his neck and

me, pressing against

against my skin as he trailed

lightly

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt, pushing

along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in

grabbed my shirt, pulling it over

focused on getting him to touch me and

the centerline of

on the clasp

warm breath

my

was gone, Jared covered

gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened into

throwing my arm

my

and I clenched and unclenched my

my hips slightly, searching

popped the button on my pants and hooked

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