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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.

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

led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding

feeling a lot

some kind of poison or magic that

carefully unwrapped the

and I can use

all very good, Eliza.But we still don’t know what the Cryptex did

up 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 inside of my cheek to keep

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

was still a little red but the wound was almost entirely

stitches had fallen out on their

cuts the Cryptex had made were jagged,

"Hmm…."

a

scars… I’ve never seen anything like

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

keep an eye on

his lips to the

shudder ran down my spine and my toes

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of

and forearm, his lips moving to

heat pooling between

one at a

bit my lower lip

to mine

he was doing to me, and he was clearly

toe, and

inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up, looking at

said before, it is my turn to

blue eyes had turned to

his bedroll by the fire and motioned me

direction Abe had wandered

if he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down on

heat of the fire wrapped around me like a

a warm

of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

his hands and knees, Jared crawled

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

to mine and I moaned into

and lay back,

pressing against me in

neck, pressing his tongue against my skin as he trailed kisses

lightly

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing it

fingers dragged along my skin, leaving

shirt, pulling

to touch me and feeling

lips kissed the

the clasp of my bra

warm breath tickled my

tightened and my legs

Jared covered my

them gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened into firm

I stuttered, throwing my arm

my

and I clenched and unclenched

slightly, searching

on my pants and hooked