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.

should take a look at your hand and put a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon

the fire.I sat down on a

feeling a lot

some kind of poison or magic that

unwrapped

gone down, and I

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

and grinned.He tossed 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

other night.I couldn’t get enough

red but the wound

fallen out on their own once it had healed

Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my stomach

I’ve never

tight

need to keep an eye

his lips to

down my spine and my

the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting

my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to the tips of my

heat pooling

breath shook as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting with my

lower lip and clenched

eyes to

he was clearly

from head to toe, and

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

I said before, it is my turn

blue eyes had turned to molten

unrolled his bedroll by the

the direction Abe had wandered

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down on the

the fire wrapped around me like

was a

with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

knees,

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

mine and I moaned into his

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

weight covered me, pressing against me in all

my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as he

nibbled lightly on my

into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt, pushing

skin, leaving

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling it

getting him to touch

kissed the

back and worked on the clasp of my bra

warm breath tickled my

and my legs

Jared

n*****s until they tightened

throwing my arm

of my pants, his tongue

clit swelled and I

hips slightly, searching

my pants and

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