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.

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

my wrist loosely and led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a

is feeling

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

carefully unwrapped

gone down, and I can use

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

up at me and grinned.He tossed the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light

the other night.I couldn’t get

was still a little red but the wound was almost entirely

out on their own once it had

Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

a bad ‘hmm?'"

scars… I’ve never seen anything

it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

need to keep an eye on

and pressed his lips to the scars

my spine and

applying the perfect amount of pressure to be

and forearm, his lips moving to the tips

eyes, heat pooling between my

kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting with

lower lip and

lifted his eyes to mine and he

what he was doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my

skin flushed from head to toe, and I

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

is my turn to bring you to your

ragged and his blue eyes had

the fire and motioned me

in the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat down on

fire wrapped

a

littered with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow

his hands and knees,

over me like he was getting ready to devour me

pressed his lips to mine and

and lay back, pulling

against me

neck, pressing his tongue against my

nibbled lightly on

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

slid under my shirt, pushing it

skin, leaving pleasurable

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling

in my head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling

lips kissed the

hand slid around my back and worked on the clasp of my bra as he

warm breath tickled my

and my legs trembled

gone, Jared covered my breasts

massaged them gently, pinching my n*****s until they tightened

I stuttered, throwing my arm

my pants, his tongue sliding across

and I clenched and unclenched my

my hips slightly, searching for

button on my pants and hooked his fingers in

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