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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.

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

fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt down

feeling a

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

carefully unwrapped

has gone down, and I can use it without feeling

still don’t know what the Cryptex did

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

other night.I couldn’t get enough

palm was still a little red but the wound was

stitches had fallen out on their own once it had

Cryptex had made were jagged,

"Hmm…."

or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my

never

it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at

eye on them, just in

pressed his lips

ran down my spine and my

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be comforting and

lightly caressed my wrist and forearm, his lips moving to the tips of my

heat

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

my lower lip and

to mine and he

me, and he was clearly enjoying my torture.I narrowed my eyes

to toe, and I just knew I was beet

the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes

is my turn to bring you

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

unrolled his bedroll by the fire

in the direction

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down

heat of the fire wrapped around me

was a warm

millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

hands and knees,

like he was getting ready to

to mine and

looped my arms around his neck and lay back, pulling

covered me, pressing against me in all the right

kissed my neck, pressing his tongue against my skin

nibbled lightly on

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt,

skin, leaving

grabbed my shirt, pulling

to touch me

kissed the centerline of

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

warm breath tickled

core tightened and my legs trembled in

Jared

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

stuttered, throwing my arm over

along the waistline of my pants,

clit swelled and I clenched and unclenched my

slightly, searching for

pants and hooked his fingers in