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 it," Jared said as soon

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

is feeling a

comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind

unwrapped

and I

still don’t know what

my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up my arm.I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from

other night.I couldn’t get

was still a little red but the wound was almost entirely

fallen out on their

cuts the Cryptex had made were

"Hmm…."

a

never

feels fine.I mean, it isn’t tight

to keep an eye on them, just

hand and pressed his lips to the scars

down my spine and

perfect amount of pressure

his lips moving to the tips of

my eyes, heat pooling between my

one at a time, starting with my thumb and

lower lip and clenched

his eyes to

and he was

to toe, and I just

of my wrist.He tilted

said before, it is my turn

was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like

the fire and motioned me

direction

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat

wrapped

a warm

with millions of stars, and

knees, Jared crawled toward

over me like he was

to mine and I moaned into his

and lay back, pulling him on

weight covered me, pressing against me in all the right

my skin as he trailed kisses down

nibbled lightly on

into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt, pushing it

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over my

him to touch me

lips kissed the centerline

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

breath

tightened and my legs

bra was gone, Jared

my n*****s until

my arm over my

waistline of my pants, his tongue

clit swelled and I

hips slightly,

on my pants and hooked his fingers

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