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

my wrist loosely and led me closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt

is feeling

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

carefully unwrapped

swelling has gone down, and I can use it without

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

glanced up 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

other night.I couldn’t get

palm was still a little red but the wound was almost entirely

out on their

had made were

"Hmm…."

good ‘hmm’ or a bad ‘hmm?'" I

never

fine.I mean, it isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

keep an eye on them, just in

pressed his lips to the scars on

shudder ran down my spine

and gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be

and forearm, his lips moving to the tips of my

eyes, heat

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

bit my lower lip and clenched my

lifted his eyes to mine and he

me, and he was clearly enjoying my

head to toe, and I just knew

of my wrist.He tilted his eyes up,

it is my turn

ragged and his blue eyes

by the

direction

he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat down on

heat of the fire wrapped around me like a

a warm

sky was littered with millions of stars, and

knees, Jared crawled

me like he was getting ready

pressed his lips to mine and I moaned

around his neck and lay back, pulling him

me, pressing against me

his tongue against my skin as

lightly

into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

under my shirt, pushing it up

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable

grabbed my shirt, pulling

in my head was focused on getting him to touch me and feeling

lips kissed the centerline

worked on the clasp of my

warm breath

my legs

bra was gone, Jared covered my breasts

my n*****s until they tightened

my arm over my

the waistline of my pants, his tongue sliding

clit swelled and I clenched and unclenched

lifted my hips slightly, searching

the button on my pants

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