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.

a fresh bandage on it," Jared said as soon as we were

sat down on a folding camping

feeling a lot

there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would prevent

carefully unwrapped the

I can use it without feeling

still don’t know what the Cryptex

at my hand.His touch was so light and

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

was still a little red but the wound was almost

their own once

cuts the Cryptex had

"Hmm…."

‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked,

I’ve never seen

it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all."

an eye on them, just in

and pressed his lips to the scars

my spine and

and gentle, applying the perfect amount

my wrist and forearm, his lips moving

closed my eyes, heat pooling between

shook as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time, starting

bit my lower lip and

eyes to mine and

he was clearly enjoying my

and I

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

said before, it is my

eyes had turned to molten sapphire, penetrating me like laser

bedroll by the

the direction Abe

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat

wrapped around me

a warm

of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

his hands and knees, Jared crawled toward

roaming over me like he

pressed his lips to mine and I

his neck and lay back,

weight covered me, pressing against me in all the right

his tongue against my skin as he trailed kisses down my

lightly on

arched into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing it

my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

shirt, pulling it over my

head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as much

the

and worked on the clasp

breath tickled my

and my

was gone, Jared covered my breasts with

my n*****s until they tightened into

my

waistline of my pants, his

and I clenched and unclenched

lifted my hips slightly, searching for

my pants

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