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

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

feeling a lot

wasn’t some kind of poison or magic that would

unwrapped

gone down, and I

don’t know what the Cryptex

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

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

still a little red

their own once

had made were jagged, white

"Hmm…."

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

never

isn’t tight or uncomfortable at

need to keep an eye on them, just in

hand and pressed his lips

down my spine and my

gentle, applying the perfect amount of pressure to be

and forearm, his lips moving to

heat pooling

shook as Jared kissed my fingertips one at a

my lower lip and clenched

lifted his eyes to mine and

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

flushed from head to toe, and I just knew I was beet

tilted his eyes up, looking

is my

and his blue eyes had turned to

the fire

the direction Abe had

if he comes

Jared bounced his eyebrows.

"Maybe he’ll learn something."

and sat

heat of the fire wrapped around me like a

was a

millions of stars, and fireflies continued to glow

hands and knees,

eyes roaming over me like he was getting ready to

to mine and I moaned

neck and lay back, pulling

pressing against me in all

against my

lightly on

into his touch,

"Feeling impatient?" he teased.

"Mhmm…."

my shirt, pushing it up

my skin, leaving

and grabbed my shirt, pulling

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

lips kissed the centerline of

worked on the clasp of

breath tickled my

my legs trembled in

bra was gone, Jared covered my breasts

n*****s until they tightened into

stuttered, throwing my

waistline of my pants, his tongue sliding

swelled and I clenched and

my hips slightly, searching

popped the button on my pants and hooked his fingers in my

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