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 it," Jared

fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair

feeling a

there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic

unwrapped

gone down, and I

don’t know what the Cryptex did

touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up

especially since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of him,

palm was still a little red but the wound was

out on their own once

the Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my

I’ve never

isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

to keep an eye on them, just in

my hand and pressed his lips to the scars on

shudder ran down my spine

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure

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

heat pooling between my

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

lower lip

to mine and

me, and he was clearly enjoying

head to toe, and

of my wrist.He tilted his

is my

eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like

bedroll by the fire and motioned me

glanced in the direction Abe had

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on

fire wrapped around

was a warm

millions of stars, and fireflies continued

and knees,

lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting

his lips to mine and I moaned into

his neck and lay back,

pressing against me

against my skin as

nibbled lightly

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt, pushing it

skin,

and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over my

getting him to touch me and feeling as much

the centerline

worked on the clasp of my bra as

breath tickled my

tightened and my legs

Jared covered

n*****s until

I stuttered, throwing my arm

my pants, his tongue sliding across

I clenched

my hips slightly, searching for

on my pants and hooked his fingers in

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