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.

hand and put a fresh bandage on

fire.I sat down on a folding camping

feeling a lot

some kind of poison or

unwrapped

has gone down, and I

good, Eliza.But we still don’t know

soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles

going crazy, especially since the other night.I couldn’t get

little red but the wound was almost entirely

out on their

the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

a bad

I’ve never seen

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

eye on them, just in

lifted my hand and pressed his lips to the scars on

my

applying the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting and

his lips moving to

heat

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

I bit my lower lip and clenched

his eyes to mine

to me, and he was

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

wrist.He tilted his

I said before, it is my turn to

and ragged and his blue eyes had turned

the fire and motioned

glanced in the direction Abe had wandered

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down on

heat of the fire wrapped around me

a

was littered with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

hands and knees, Jared

like he was getting ready to devour

pressed his lips to mine and I moaned into his

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

against me in

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin

lightly on

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

shirt,

fingers dragged along my skin, leaving

shirt, pulling it over

getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his skin on mine

lips kissed the centerline

worked on the clasp of my bra as he kissed just above

breath

my legs trembled in

was gone, Jared covered my breasts with

n*****s until

stuttered, throwing my

my pants, his tongue sliding

and I clenched and unclenched my

hips slightly, searching for

popped the button on my pants and hooked

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