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

closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding

feeling a

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

unwrapped the

I can use

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

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

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

was still a little red but

on their own once

the Cryptex had made

"Hmm…."

Is that a good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I asked, my

never

mean, it isn’t tight or

an eye on them,

his lips to the

down my spine and my toes

applying the perfect

forearm, his

eyes, heat pooling between my

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

I bit my lower

his eyes to mine

he was doing to me, and he was clearly enjoying

toe, and

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

it is my

voice was husky and ragged and his blue eyes had turned

unrolled his bedroll by the

in the direction Abe

if he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat

heat of the fire wrapped around

a

sky was littered with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow

hands and knees, Jared crawled

roaming over me like he was getting ready to

lips to mine and I

looped my arms around his neck and

covered me, pressing against me in all

pressing his tongue against my skin as he trailed kisses down

lightly

arched into his

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing it

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable tingles in their

moaned and grabbed my shirt, pulling

in my head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling as much of his

the centerline of

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

warm breath tickled

tightened and my legs trembled in

was gone, Jared covered my

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

I stuttered, throwing my arm over

kissed along the waistline of my pants, his tongue sliding across

I clenched and

lifted my hips slightly, searching for

popped the button on my pants and

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