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 as we were

led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding

feeling a

comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of poison or magic

unwrapped

down, and I can

all very good, Eliza.But we still don’t know

touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles up

had me going crazy, especially since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of

little red

on their own once it had

the Cryptex had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

a bad ‘hmm?'"

I’ve never seen

isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all."

an eye

and pressed his lips to the scars

my

the perfect amount of pressure

my wrist and forearm, his

eyes, heat pooling between

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

bit my lower

lifted his eyes to

and he was clearly

toe, and

pressed his lips to the inside of my wrist.He tilted his eyes

my turn

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

bedroll by the fire and motioned me

glanced in the direction Abe

he

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down on

of the fire wrapped

a warm

sky was littered with millions of stars, and

knees, Jared

licked his lips, eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to

his lips to mine

around his neck and lay

pressing against me in all

tongue against my skin as he

lightly on

arched into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt, pushing it up

my skin,

moaned and grabbed my shirt,

to touch me and feeling as much of

kissed the centerline of my

and worked on the clasp of my bra as he

breath

my legs trembled in

Jared covered my breasts with his

gently, pinching my n*****s

stuttered, throwing my arm over my

of my pants, his tongue

I clenched and

my hips slightly, searching

pants

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