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.

your hand and put a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon

down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt

feeling a

comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic

carefully unwrapped the

down, and I can

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

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

going crazy, especially since the other

still a little red

had fallen out on their own once it had

the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

or a bad ‘hmm?'"

scars… I’ve never seen anything like

mean, it isn’t tight or uncomfortable

keep an eye on them, just in

pressed his lips

ran down my spine and

applying the perfect

forearm, his lips moving to the

my eyes, heat pooling between

as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting

my lower lip

eyes to mine and

and he was clearly enjoying my

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

wrist.He tilted

before, it is my turn to bring

and ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire,

unrolled his bedroll by the fire

in the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on

the fire wrapped

a

stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

hands and knees,

lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready

mine and

around his neck and lay back, pulling him on top of

pressing against me in all the right

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my

lightly

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt,

dragged along my skin,

shirt, pulling it over my

head was focused on getting him to touch me

the

slid around my back and worked on the clasp of my

warm breath tickled my

my legs

was gone, Jared covered my breasts with

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

stuttered, throwing my arm

of my pants, his

I

lifted my hips slightly, searching for more

my pants and hooked his fingers

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