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.

take a look at your hand and put a fresh bandage on it,"

down on a folding camping chair

is feeling

which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would prevent you

unwrapped

I can use it without feeling

very good, Eliza.But we still don’t

gently probed at my hand.His touch was so light and

had me going crazy, especially since the other

was still a little red but the

their own once it had healed

cuts the Cryptex had made were jagged,

"Hmm…."

‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked,

scars… I’ve never seen anything like

tight or uncomfortable at all." I

keep an eye on them, just in

his

down my

applying the perfect amount of pressure

and forearm, his lips moving to the tips

heat pooling between

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

bit my lower lip and clenched my

his eyes to

what he was doing to me, and he was clearly

head to toe, and I just

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

said before, it is my turn to bring you to

was husky and ragged and his blue eyes

by the fire and motioned me

direction Abe had wandered

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat

wrapped around

was a warm

stars,

knees, Jared crawled toward

roaming over me like he was getting

his lips to mine

his neck and lay

weight covered me, pressing against me in all

against my skin

lightly on

into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing

fingers dragged along my skin,

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling

to touch

lips kissed the

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

warm breath

and my legs trembled

my bra was gone, Jared covered my

massaged them gently, pinching my n*****s

my arm over my

waistline of my pants, his tongue

I clenched

hips slightly, searching

popped the button on my pants and hooked

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