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

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

feeling a

least there wasn’t some kind of poison or

carefully unwrapped

has gone down, and I can use it without feeling

still don’t know what the Cryptex did

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

since the other night.I

red but the wound was almost

their own once it had healed

cuts the Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked,

I’ve never seen anything like

fine.I mean, it isn’t tight or

keep an eye on them, just in

lifted my hand and pressed his lips

shudder ran down my spine and

the perfect amount of pressure to be

his lips moving to the tips of my

eyes, heat pooling between my

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

bit my lower lip and clenched

lifted his eyes to

he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my eyes at

toe, and I just knew I was beet

lips to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking

said before, it is my turn to bring you to

ragged and his blue eyes had turned

the fire and motioned

the direction Abe had

if he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on the

of the fire wrapped

a warm

of stars, and

knees, Jared crawled

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

mine and I moaned

arms around his neck and lay

weight covered me, pressing against me in all the right

my skin as he trailed

lightly on my

into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt,

my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in

my shirt, pulling it over my

to touch me and feeling as much

lips kissed the centerline of

clasp of my bra as he kissed just above my belly

warm breath tickled

my legs

my bra was gone, Jared covered my breasts with

massaged them gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened

throwing my arm over

of my pants,

clit swelled and I clenched

slightly, searching for more

my pants and hooked his fingers in

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