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.

and put a fresh bandage on

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

is feeling a

fast, which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or

carefully unwrapped the

I can use

we still don’t know what the

at me 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

especially since the other night.I couldn’t get

a little red but the wound

fallen out on their own once it had

the Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

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

I’ve never seen

mean, it isn’t tight

keep an eye on them,

lifted my hand and pressed his

shudder ran down my spine and my toes

and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting and

fingers lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his

closed my eyes, heat pooling between my

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

I bit my lower lip

lifted his eyes to mine

doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying

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

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

I said before, it is my turn to

his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like

his bedroll by the

the direction

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down

heat of the fire wrapped around

was a

of stars, and fireflies

knees, Jared crawled toward

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

lips to mine and

his neck and lay back, pulling him on top

pressing against me in all

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as he

nibbled lightly on my

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt, pushing

my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in

and grabbed my shirt, pulling

on getting him to touch me and feeling as

kissed the centerline of

around my back and worked on the clasp of my

breath

core tightened and my legs

bra was gone, Jared covered my breasts with his

n*****s until

I stuttered, throwing my arm over my

kissed along the waistline of my

and I

slightly, searching for

button on my pants

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