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.

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

closer to the fire.I sat down on a folding camping chair

is feeling

which is comforting.At least there wasn’t some kind of

carefully unwrapped

down, and I can use it without feeling

we still don’t

my hand.His touch was so light and tender, sending warm tingles

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

palm was still a little red but the wound

stitches had fallen out on their own once

the Cryptex had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

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

I’ve never seen anything like

fine.I mean, it isn’t tight

eye on them, just in

pressed his

ran down my spine

warm and gentle, applying the perfect amount

his

my eyes, heat

as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a time,

my lower

his eyes to

he was clearly enjoying my torture.I

skin flushed from head to toe, and I

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

it is my turn to

his blue eyes

unrolled his bedroll by the

the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

giggled and sat

fire wrapped

was a

with millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow around

and knees, Jared crawled toward

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

to mine

his neck and lay

me, pressing against me in all the right

his tongue against my skin as he trailed

lightly

into

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

hands slid under my shirt, pushing

dragged along my skin, leaving pleasurable

and grabbed my shirt, pulling it over

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

lips kissed the centerline of

and worked on the clasp of my bra as he

warm breath

tightened and my legs trembled in

gone, Jared

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

throwing my arm over my

my

swelled and I clenched

my hips slightly, searching

pants and hooked his

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