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.

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

down on a folding camping chair and Jared knelt

is feeling a

there wasn’t some kind of

unwrapped the

and I can

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

the soiled bandage aside and gently probed at my hand.His touch was

since the other night.I couldn’t get enough of him, like a

was still a little red

had fallen out on their own once

Cryptex had made were

"Hmm…."

‘hmm’ or a bad

I’ve never seen anything

isn’t tight or uncomfortable at all." I

eye on them,

his

ran down my spine and

and gentle, applying the perfect amount of

my wrist and forearm, his

my eyes, heat pooling between my

one at a time, starting with my thumb and

my lower lip and

eyes to mine and he

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

head to toe, and I

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

it is my turn

his blue eyes had turned

the fire and

the direction Abe had wandered

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

sat down on the

heat of the fire wrapped around me

was a

with millions of stars, and fireflies

knees, Jared crawled toward

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

pressed his lips to mine

my arms around his neck and lay back,

weight covered me, pressing against

my skin as he trailed kisses down my

nibbled lightly

arched into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt,

skin, leaving

and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over

was focused on getting him to touch me and

kissed the centerline of

the clasp of my bra as he kissed just above

breath

and my legs trembled in

was gone, Jared covered my breasts with

my n*****s until they tightened

my arm

my pants, his tongue sliding across

I clenched and unclenched

hips slightly, searching

popped the button on my pants and hooked his fingers

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255